The second game of the regular season for both teams, the New York Rangers and the Buffalo Sabres collide at the KeyBank Center for an Eastern Conference matchup. The action gets started at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 6, and you will be able to catch it live on MSG Network.
New York Rangers vs. Buffalo Sabres Odds
New York (+110) is entering this one as the underdog to Buffalo (-130) and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under).
Neither team had a successful 2017-18 campaign. The New York Rangers were 34-48 straight up (SU) last season, while the Buffalo Sabres finished just 25-57.
The visiting Rangers managed to score 2.82 goals per game on offense (31.0 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 3.27 goals per contest. Opponents attempted 35.3 shots per game on the Rangers last year.
Fueled by 31.2 offensive shot attempts per matchup, the Sabres were able to tally 2.43 goals/game. The defense yielded 32.7 shots and 3.41 goals per game.
When it comes to performance on the power play last year, the Rangers were the stronger team on both offense and defense. They scored on 21.2 percent of their man- advantages and killed off 81.4 percent of the power plays faced by their defense. The Sabres, on the other hand, found the net on 19.1 percent of their power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. They managed to kill off 77.9 percent of all opposition power plays.
New York Rangers vs. Buffalo Sabres Betting Predictions
NHL Pick: SU Winner – Sabres, O/U – Over
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Buffalo was 1-2 in in shootouts last season. New York went 3-5 in games that went to a shootout.
Buffalo’s skaters registered 5.4 takeaways per game and allowed 7.6 giveaways per game.
New York skaters converted 8.7 takeaways per game while yielding 12.7 giveaways per matchup in 2017-18
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