Sabres vs Ducks Picks and Prediction – 11/23/2024

The Buffalo Sabres go on the road Friday night with a game in Anaheim, California against the Anaheim Ducks. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. Buffalo has been average this season with a 9-10 record on a one game winning streak following their win against the Los Angeles Kings. Offensively Buffalo has been below average scoring only 3.3 goals on 27.7 shots per game. Defensively the Sabres have been better this year allowing 3.4 goals on 29.4 shots per game. Tage Thompson leads the way for the Sabres offense with 18 points and 12 assists this season. Thompson also leads the team with 11 goals on 51 shots. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has been the top goalie for Buffalo this season with 7 wins and 12 outings carrying a .910 save percentage.

Anaheim has been average this season with a 8-10 record on a three game winning streak following their win against the Chicago Blackhawks. Offensively Anaheim has been below average scoring 2.56 goals on 27.5 shots per game. Defensively the Ducks have been above average allowing 3.00 goals on 34.1 shots per game. Troy Terry leads the way for the Ducks offense with 12 points this season. Terry also leads the team with 6 goals on 42 shots. Lucas Dostal has been the top goalie for Anaheim this season with 5 wins carrying a .924 save percentage.

The Buffalo Sabres are 3-5 away from home this year. The Sabres are having trouble scoring lately as leading scorer Tage Thompson has been injured and Alex Tuch was also banged-up but playing. The Anaheim Ducks have been playing better and scoring some timely goals to win three in a row. If Lucas Dostal can play well and limit the Sabres offense, the Ducks will get a win at home in this matchup. Final Score prediction, Anaheim wins 3-2.