NHL
Charlie Grant
March 26, 2019

Sabres vs. Senators Prediction: NHL Betting Odds

The Sabres and Senators aren’t in the playoff chase but they are in the Jack Hughes hunt. Buffalo and Ottawa are both eliminated from the postseason and both are looking forward to merciful end to their 2018-19 campaign.

Sabres vs. Senators Betting Odds and Analysis

Buffalo lost 3-1 to the New Jersey Devils in Newark on Monday night. It was the Sabres’ 10th loss in their last 11 games and their 44 setback of the season. Despite the terrible run of form, Buffalo is an away favourite in Ottawa on Tuesday night.

It marks just the fifth time this season the Sabres enter a game as road chalk, and they’re 1-3 straight up in their previous four games as away favourites. One of those losses was back in November when they lost 4-2 to Ottawa as -132 faves.

The Senators are coming off a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers as +220 road underdogs. The Sens have actually won three of their last five games with each victory coming as +200 or better odds. Oddsmakers actually listed Ottawa as a +400 underdog against Calgary last Thursday.

The Sens are well in the lead for the worst record in the NHL this season, and at 58 points they’re six points clear of the next team at the bottom of the standings, the Los Angeles Kings.

About 57 percent of Sports Interaction bettors are backing the Sens to win this game outright and 62 percent expect the game to go Over the 6-goal total.

Buffalo Sabres

Special teams are one of the many issues thwarting the Sabres’ chances of winning games lately. Buffalo has allowed eight power play goals in its last eight games and the team killed off only 68.8 percent of opposing team man advantages in the month of March. That’s the second worst mark in the league over that period of time.

Star player Jack Eichel’s production has slowed this month as well. The 22-year-old had 49 points in his first 40 games of the campaign, but he’s been held without a point in six of Buffalo’s 10 games this month.

Ottawa Senators

There aren’t many success stories to take away from Ottawa’s miserable campaign. The team traded away its veteran stars at the trade deadline and will finish in dead last in the standings when the season draws to a close.

Brady Tkachuk is one positive for Sens fans to hang onto. The rookie forward is second in points for players taken in the 2018 entry draft with 19 goals and 20 assists in 64 games. He scored two goals against Edmonton the other night including the overtime winner.