Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 4 (3/4): NHL
- Lm Tipster
- Mar 4, 2022, 8:22:37 AM
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Odds
| Time | 7:00 p.m. EST |
| Wild money line | -200 |
| Wild spread | -1.5 (+125) |
| Sabres money line | +170 |
| Sabres spread | +1.5 (-145) |
| Over / under | 6 |
2021-2022 season stats
| Minnesota Wild | Buffalo Sabres | |
| Record | 31-17-3 | 17-30-8 |
| Road / home record | 15-12-2 | 8-14-4 |
| Streak | L4 | W1 |
| Goals per game | 3.67 | 2.65 |
| Goals allowed per game | 3.12 | 3.55 |
| Shots per game | 32.4 | 29.8 |
| Shots allowed per game | 32.5 | 34.3 |
| PP % | 19.50% | 19.59% |
| PK % | 22.09% | 23.29% |
| Over / under record | 31-19-1 | 28-26-1 |
Preview
The Minnesota Wild will travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Thursday. These teams met in December and the Sabres got the win on the road 3-2 in overtime.
MINNESOTA WILD
Minnesota have lost their last 4 games and they're 15-14 on the road. The Wild are 17-14-1 in Western Conference games. Minnesota ranks ninth in the Western Conference with 32.3 shots per game and is averaging 3.67 goals.
Kaprizov leads the Wild with 24 goals and has 64 points. Mats Zuccarello has 13 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.
In their last 10 games the Wild are 3-7, averaging 3 goals, 5.4 assists, 4.2 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 4 goals per game with a .906 save percentage.
BUFFALO SABRES
After losing 6 straight games the Sabres bounced back and beat the Maple Leafs 5-1. Buffalo is 8-18 at home ranking 7th in the Atlantic.
Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 23 goals and has 41 points. Rasmuns Dahlin has 27 assists for the Sabres.
In their last 10 games the Sabres are 3-7, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.1 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while allowing 3.9 goals per game with an .879 save percentage.
BETTING TRENDS
Minnesota are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games.
Buffalo are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Buffalo's last 11 games.
Prediction
Both teams have struggled in defense and are allowing 4 goals in their last 10 games. This is the perfect time for the Wild to bounce back and break their losing streak but I think the play is the over. Buffalo scored 5 goals in their last game and the over has cashed in 8 of their last 11 games.
PICK: Over 6 (-160)
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