Sabres at Capitals 11/1/19 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington Capitals
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Nov. 01, 2019
TV: RSN
Latest Odds : WAS -177 O/U 6.5
Two of the top three teams in the Eastern Conference face off on Friday when the Buffalo Sabres visit the Washington Capitals. Buffalo looks to bounce back from its 3-2 loss on Monday against the Arizona Coyotes. With the loss, the Sabres fell to 9-2-2 overall with 20 points. Buffalo lost to the Coyotes in a shootout. Jeff Skinner and Jack Eichel scored in the loss for Buffalo, while Carter Hutton stopped 41 shots in net.
Washington won its second straight on Tuesday by defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime and improved to 9-2-3 on the season. Alex Ovechkin scored two goals including the game winner in overtime on a power play to finish with four points as the Capitals extended their lead in the Metropolitan division to four points over Carolina.
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Jack Eichel leads Buffalo in goals scored with seven, in assists with 10 and in points with 17. Carter Hutton is 6-1-1 with goals against per game of 2.21 and saves percentage of .926. Buffalo is scoring 3.31 goals per game while allowing 2.46 per game.
Alex Ovechkin leads Washington in goals scored with 11, while John Carlson is the assists leader with 16 and points leader with 23. Braden Holtby is 5-1-3 with goals against of 3.55 and save percentage of .888. Washington is scoring an average of 3.79 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.29 per game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Buffalo is 4-2 in its last 6
The OVER has cashed in 3 of the Sabres last 5
Washington is 6-1 in its last 7
The OVER has cashed in each of the Capitals last 8
Free Betting Pick: OVER 6.5
Take the OVER in this matchup. The OVER has cashed in each of Washington’s last 8, in 10 of the Capitals last 11, in 8 of the Capitals last 9 versus an opponent from the Atlantic division and in each of the Capitals last 4 at home as the favorite. Buffalo has seen the OVER cash in each of its last 6 versus an opponent from the Metropolitan division. Final Score Prediction, Washington Capitals win but our best play is OVER 6-3