Sabres at Islanders 2/2/21 – NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders
NHL: 6:00 PM EST
Feb. 02, 2021
TV: NBCSN
Latest Odds : NYI -140 O/U 5.5
The Sabres come to the game here with a loss in their last game on the ice. The loss came to the Devils by a score of 5-3. The loss, which showed the horrible Sabres defense ended up dropping the Buffalo team to a 4-4-2 record on the year overall.
Buffalo comes to the game with a total of 2.88 goals per game scored and have converted on the power play at 28.3% on the year. The defense for the Sabres has allowed 3.06 goals per game. With the penalty kill the Sabres have looked impressive at times killing off 79.5% of the power plays faced on the season.
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The Islanders had a promising start, but have not lived up past the start. The Islanders have lost 5 games straight and the most recent loss came against the Flyers by a 4-3 score. With the latest loss the Islanders dropped to a 3-4-2 record on the year overall.
With the offense New York has scored only 2.11 goals per game. The power play for the New York Islanders has converted at a clip of 15.8% on the year. The defense for the Islanders has allowed only 2.67 goals per game. The penalty kill for the Islanders is not that bad with 77.8% of the power plays killed off in the game.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games.
Buffalo are 5-12 SU in their last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Islanders' last 11 games.
NY Islanders are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
Free Betting Pick: Buffalo Sabres +130
The Sabres head to the game here with a better offense, but also a defense that is not nearly as good as what the Islanders bring to the ice. However, the Islanders lack momentum in this game and that will make it very difficult t see the Islanders to get the win here as the Buffalo team pulls out the win. Final Score, Buffalo Sabres win 3-2.