Sabres at Penguins 12/17/21 – NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Dec. 17, 2021
TV: ESPN+
Latest Odds : PIT 286 ; Total 5.5
The Buffalo Sabres are coming here after getting a win in their last game. The win for Buffalo came over the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 4-2, but the Sabres do play the Wild on Thursday night. Prior to playing the Wild the Sabres were sitting on a 9-15-4 record.
This season Buffalo has ended up with a total of 2.71 goals per game. The defense for the Sabres has allowed 3.50 goals per game. The power play for Buffalo is converting at a clip of 19.7% on the year and the penalty kill has killed off 79.7% of the power plays.
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The Penguins are coming here after getting a nice win in their last game. The win was a complete crushing of the Canadiens by a score of 5-2. The win pushed the Penguins to a record of 15-8-5 on the year so far.
On the season the Penguins offense has ended up with only 3 goals per game. The defense for the Penguins has allowed 2.43 goals per game. The power play for Pittsburgh has converted at a clip of 15.2% on the year with the penalty kill the Penguins are the best in the league killing off 92.6% of the power plays.
Recent Betting Trends:
The Sabres are 18-50 in their last 68 overall.
The under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 Sabres games.
The over is 4-1 in the Penguins last 5 Friday games.
The Penguins are 5-0 in their last 5 games.
Free Betting Pick: Over 5.5
The Sabres are struggling on the year so far and it will definitely show in this game against the Penguins. Look for the Penguins to play great in this game and have a good offensive showing against the very weak Sabres defense. Final Score, Pittsburgh Penguins win 4-2.