NHL Betting Preview: Sabres vs Hurricanes

The Buffalo Sabres square off against the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Saturday, November 8. Our betting preview features expert NHL predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and the starting lineups.

Take Canes to Cover the Puck Line

The puck line allows us to back the Hurricanes to beat the Sabres by two or more goals. Our -1.5 prediction is available at betting odds of -100 which looks like a stand out bet.

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Teams’ Last H2H Saw 3-0 Sabres Win

Buffalo Sabres have suffered four consecutive road defeats. They lost 3-0 in their previous game at home to St Louis Blues at KeyBank Center. Sabres won the shots on goal, 28 to 17.

Carolina Hurricanes have enjoyed back-to-back wins, most recently beating Minnesota Wild 4-3. It was a home success at Lenovo Center. Sean Walker was among the goalscorers where four different players found the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Sabres won the last encounter between the pair. Enjoying a 3-0 triumph when facing the Canes at KeyBank Center. It’s been six Canes wins in the past 10 games between these teams.

Starting Goalies

Alex Lyon (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	3-4-3	2.8	.915	1
23/24	21-18-4	3.05	.904	2

Pyotr Kochetkov (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	1-0-0	0	1.000	1
23/24	23-13-4	2.33	.911	4

Buffalo Sabres – Last 10 Games

4 wins, 2 losses and 4 overtime losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 29.8 shots on goal, with a 11.6% powerplay efficiency. The Sabres have been giving up 2.9 goals from 29.8 shots, averaging 4.4 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 93.2%.

Alex Tuch is the top points scorer with 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists, with Tage Thompson racking up 7 points, 4 goals and 3 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Alex Lyon have a 2.65 goal against average with a .917 save percentage, including one shutout.

Carolina Hurricanes – Last 10 Games

The Canes have 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 3.2 goals from 30.4 shots on goal, with a 8.8% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.8 goals from 29.5 shots, averaging 4.6 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 84.8%.

The top points scorer is Seth Jarvis with 9 points, 5 goals and 4 assists, while Sebastian Antero Aho is next best after having 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Frederik Andersen have a 2.99 GAA with a .898 SV%.

Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction & Picks

Your complete Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes betting guide is here, including our go-to match prediction, scoreline call, standout prop selections and a customized bet builder.

Game Prediction

Backing Carolina Hurricanes off -1.5 goals on the puck line is our confident pick. We’re keen to get against the underdogs for this NHL encounter and the -100 looks attractive.

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Key Sabres vs Hurricanes stats:

The -1.5 line has been covered by Hurricanes in 11 of their last 20 games at home.
The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Sabres in 3 of their last 5 games on the road.

Canes -1.5 Probability

According to the top NHL sportsbooks, there’s a 50% likelihood of our pick landing a return. However, our cappers research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. This hockey wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Andrei Svechnikov To Score +175

Andrei Svechnikov (Hurricanes) has scored at least one goal in 3 straight home games. It’s worth a gamble on the +175 for him to be Anytime Goalscorer as there’s plenty of juice in these betting odds.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Puck Line Hurricanes -1.5

To Score Andrei Svechnikov

Shots on Goal Jack Quinn Over 1.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with the Hurricanes -1.5. We’ve also gone for Andrei Svechnikov (Hurricanes) to score and Jack Quinn (Sabres) to register Over 1.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

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There are betting odds of +1400 that the Hurricanes land a 5-1 victory. The correct score option is popular due to the potential return that can be achieved.

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Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Canes Heavy Favorites in Eyes of the Books

Carolina Hurricanes are strong -250 favorites to win this game according to the Moneyline betting odds. The sportsbooks give them a 71% chance of claiming victory. Buffalo Sabres are the underdogs at +202 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you’re going for Over 6.5, then the odds are +102.

Take every angle into account when betting on the National Hockey League. With hundreds of team props and game lines available at the top sportsbooks, it’s all about finding the market that aligns with your game prediction.

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3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Sebastian Aho is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Favorite Sebastian Aho is now available at +800 to be the First Goalscorer. You will find similar odds apply when it comes to him scoring the last goal.

Player Goals

Sebastian Aho (Hurricanes)

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Seth Jarvis (Hurricanes)

Andrei Svechnikov (Hurricanes)

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Player Assists

Sebastian Aho (Hurricanes)

Seth Jarvis (Hurricanes)

Nikolaj Ehlers (Hurricanes)

K'Andre Miller (Hurricanes)

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Player Shots

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Sebastian Aho (Hurricanes)

Seth Jarvis (Hurricanes)

Andrei Svechnikov (Hurricanes)

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Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Sabres

NHL: 07/11 Blues3 Sabres 0
NHL: 05/11 Mammoth2 Sabres 1
NHL: 02/11 Capitals3 Sabres 4
NHL: 31/10 Sabres3 Bruins 4
NHL: 28/10 Blue Jackets4 Sabres 3

Hurricanes

NHL: 07/11 Wild3 Hurricanes 4
NHL: 05/11 Hurricanes3 Rangers 0
NHL: 01/11 Hurricanes1 Bruins 2
NHL: 31/10 Islanders2 Hurricanes 6
NHL: 28/10 Golden Knights6 Hurricanes 3

Head to Head

Buffalo vs Carolina

NHL: 09/04 2025 Hurricanes 0 Sabres 3
NHL: 28/02 2025 Sabres 2 Hurricanes 5
NHL: 16/01 2025 Hurricanes 2 Sabres 4
NHL: 26/02 2024 Hurricanes 2 Sabres 3
NHL: 03/12 2023 Sabres 2 Hurricanes 6
NHL: 08/11 2023 Sabres 2 Hurricanes 3
NHL: 08/04 2023 Hurricanes 3 Sabres 4
NHL: 02/02 2023 Hurricanes 5 Sabres 1
NHL: 05/11 2022 Sabres 3 Hurricanes 5
NHL: 08/04 2022 Sabres 3 Hurricanes 5

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Buffalo Sabres Stats

Carolina Hurricanes Stats

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.70 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 7.60 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.80 goals and allowed 2.90 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.40 pts and allowed 4.20 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.10 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 7.10 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.30 goals and allowed 2.80 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.70 goals and allowed 3.40 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 29.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.4
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 11.6
Blocks: 14.7
Faceoff Wins : 25.7
Hits: 18.1
Giveaways: 13.9
Takeaways: 3.9

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 28
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 3.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 9.5
Blocks: 15.5
Faceoff Wins : 25
Hits: 18.4
Giveaways: 15.2
Takeaways: 5.1

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 30.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 4.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 10.5
Blocks: 18.1
Faceoff Wins : 32.6
Hits: 19
Giveaways: 16.2
Takeaways: 5.3

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 29.6
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 9.9
Blocks: 15.5
Faceoff Wins : 33.2
Hits: 33
Giveaways: 15.9
Takeaways: 5.1

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Buffalo Sabres Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
89	Alex Tuch	14	19.09	5	7	12	1
72	Tage Thompson	14	19.14	5	5	10	-6
91	Josh Doan	14	15.48	4	5	9	-1

26	Rasmus Dahlin	14	24.46	1	8	9	-11
9	Zach Benson	8	19.04	0	8	9	3
71	Ryan McLeod	14	18.06	3	4	7	-2
22	Jack Quinn	14	15.64	3	4	7	-5
23	Mattias Samuelsson	12	20.47	2	4	6	2
17	Jason Zucker	12	14.73	4	3	6	-7
25	Owen Power	13	21.48	1	4	5	-4
4	Bowen Byram	14	21.89	1	4	5	-3
20	Jiri Kulich	12	16.37	3	2	5	-4
21	Conor Timmins	14	19.8	0	4	4	-3
19	Peyton Krebs	14	13.59	0	3	3	-4
63	Isak Rosen	3	15.97	1	1	2	0
48	Tyson Kozak	8	9.91	2	0	2	1
29	Beck Malenstyn	13	11.26	0	1	1	-5
12	Jordan Greenway	4	14.33	0	1	1	-1
44	Josh Dunne	8	9.36	1	0	1	0
36	Noah Oestlund	6	12.07	1	0	1	1
78	Jacob Bryson	5	9.46	0	1	1	1
33	Ryan Johnson	3	9	0	0	0	0
	Zach Metsa	4	8.83	0	0	0	3
15	Justin Danforth	4	11.7	0	0	0	-2
8	Michael Kesselring	5	16.94	0	0	0	0
55	Mason Geertsen	5	4.12	0	0	0	-1
13	Josh Norris	1	18.9	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
	Colten Ellis	1	2	0.935
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	3	2.91	0.875
34	Alex Lyon	10	2.81	0.915

Carolina Hurricanes Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
24	Seth Jarvis	13	19.42	8	5	13	3
20	Sebastian Antero Aho	13	20.09	4	9	13	2
53	Jackson Blake	13	16.08	4	6	10	2

21	Alexander Nikishin	13	20.46	2	5	7	11
22	Logan Stankoven	13	15.66	4	3	7	4
48	Jordan Martinook	13	15.01	2	5	7	6
4	Shayne Gostisbehere	6	14.57	1	6	7	8
71	Taylor Hall	13	14.05	2	4	6	3
27	Nikolaj Ehlers	13	16.74	2	4	6	2
6	Mike Reilly	10	18.53	1	4	5	11
26	Sean Walker	13	23.88	3	2	5	-2
19	K'Andre Miller	7	23.49	2	3	5	1
37	Andrei Svechnikov	13	15.12	3	1	4	1
11	Jordan Staal	13	15.14	3	1	4	6
50	Eric Robinson	7	9.96	3	1	4	2
82	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	11	10.61	1	2	3	3
64	Jalen Chatfield	13	19.82	0	3	3	3
28	William Carrier	7	10.33	1	2	3	5
77	Mark Jankowski	8	10.48	0	2	2	1
	Bradly Nadeau	6	11.5	1	0	1	1
74	Jaccob Slavin	2	18.55	0	0	0	-1
62	Charles-Alexis Legault	6	13.43	0	0	0	2
64	Joel Nystroem	7	17	0	0	0	0
89	Domenick Fensore	1	19.4	0	0	0	-2

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Brandon Bussi	4	2.25	0.916
52	Pyotr Kochetkov	1	-	1
31	Frederik Andersen	8	2.97	0.892

Injuries & Suspensions

Buffalo Sabres Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Jiri Kulich

Injured

Josh Norris

Injured

Justin Danforth

Injured

Jason Zucker

Injured

Zach Benson

Injured

Carolina Hurricanes Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Eric Robinson

Injured

Jaccob Slavin

Injured

William Carrier

Injured

Shayne Gostisbehere

Injured

Jalen Chatfield

Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Buffalo Sabres Lineups

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Blues 3-0 Sabres

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 New Jersey	14	10	4	0	20	0.714	8	10	50	43	7	6-0-0	4-4-0	0-0	7-3	1W
2 Pittsburgh	15	9	4	2	20	0.667	9	9	54	43	11	4-1-1	5-3-1	0-2	6-4	1W
3 Carolina	13	9	4	0	18	0.692	6	8	48	35	13	4-1-0	5-3-0	1-0	6-4	2W
4 Philadelphia	14	8	5	1	17	0.607	4	5	41	36	5	6-3-0	2-2-1	3-0	7-3	2W
5 NY Rangers	15	7	6	2	16	0.533	5	7	35	35	0	0-5-1	7-1-1	0-0	5-5	1W
6 Washington	14	7	6	1	15	0.536	6	7	40	35	5	4-4-0	3-2-1	0-1	4-6	1L
7 Columbus	13	7	6	0	14	0.538	5	6	41	41	0	3-3-0	4-3-0	1-0	6-4	2L
8 NY Islanders	14	6	6	2	14	0.5	6	6	45	51	-6	4-3-1	2-3-1	0-2	5-5	2L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Montreal	14	9	3	2	20	0.714	4	9	51	45	6	4-1-1	5-2-1	0-1	6-4	2L
2 Detroit	15	9	6	0	18	0.6	6	7	45	46	-1	5-2-0	4-4-0	2-0	5-5	2L
3 Boston	16	9	7	0	18	0.563	5	8	52	53	-1	7-3-0	2-4-0	1-0	6-4	5W
4 Toronto	14	8	5	1	17	0.607	6	8	52	50	2	7-2-1	1-3-0	0-0	6-4	3W
5 Tampa Bay	14	7	5	2	16	0.571	5	7	43	39	4	3-3-0	4-2-2	0-0	6-4	1W
6 Florida	14	7	6	1	15	0.536	6	6	39	43	-4	5-1-1	2-5-0	1-1	4-6	1W
7 Ottawa	14	6	5	3	15	0.536	4	4	50	54	-4	4-2-1	2-3-2	2-0	5-5	2L
8 Buffalo	14	5	5	4	14	0.5	4	4	38	43	-5	5-3-2	0-2-2	1-0	4-6	2L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	14	8	1	5	21	0.75	8	8	50	37	13	4-0-2	4-1-3	0-2	5-5	1W
2 Winnipeg	14	9	5	0	18	0.643	8	9	46	35	11	5-3-0	4-2-0	0-0	6-4	2L
3 Utah	14	9	5	0	18	0.643	6	9	47	40	7	4-1-0	5-4-0	0-0	7-3	1L
4 Dallas	14	7	4	3	17	0.607	5	5	42	46	-4	4-3-1	3-1-2	2-1	4-6	1L
5 Chicago	15	7	5	3	17	0.567	6	7	48	40	8	3-2-1	4-3-2	0-1	5-5	2W
6 Minnesota	16	6	7	3	15	0.469	4	5	48	57	-9	3-3-2	3-4-1	1-0	4-6	1W
7 Nashville	16	5	7	4	14	0.438	4	4	40	54	-14	4-4-2	1-3-2	1-0	3-7	3L
8 St Louis	15	5	8	2	12	0.4	5	5	41	59	-18	2-4-2	3-4-0	0-1	2-8	1W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	13	9	3	1	19	0.731	7	8	55	42	13	4-1-0	5-2-1	1-0	7-3	5W
2 Vegas	13	7	3	3	17	0.654	6	7	43	38	5	4-2-1	3-1-2	0-1	6-4	1L
3 Seattle	13	6	3	4	16	0.615	4	6	34	39	-5	4-1-2	2-2-2	0-1	4-6	1L
4 Edmonton	15	6	5	4	16	0.533	4	6	46	48	-2	4-0-2	2-5-2	0-2	4-6	2L
5 LA Kings	15	6	5	4	16	0.533	3	5	42	49	-7	1-4-2	5-1-2	1-3	5-5	1L
6 San Jose	15	6	6	3	15	0.5	3	6	50	55	-5	3-3-3	3-3-0	0-1	6-4	2W
7 Vancouver	15	7	8	0	14	0.467	3	5	42	50	-8	2-4-0	5-4-0	2-0	4-6	1L
8 Calgary	16	4	10	2	10	0.313	3	3	36	53	-17	2-4-1	2-6-1	1-1	3-7	1L

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