Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers 4/17/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 04/16/2022 at 10:22 PM ET

Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers 4/17/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Sabres and the Flyers are going to play against each other in this game here. The game on Saturday night was with the Flyers playing in Buffalo. Now, the game is being played in Philadelphia and should be a great battle between a couple of teams that are playing in dramatically different levels.

The Sabres are sitting on a 27-38-11 record on the year. Philadelphia is coming in with a record that is sitting at 23-40-11 on the year so far.

The offense for the Philadelphia Flyers is not that great on the year with only 3.55 goals per game. The defense for the Flyers is giving up 3.58 goals per game. The power play for the Flyers has converted at a clip of only 12.7% on the year and the penalty kill for the Flyers has not been horrible killing off 76.3% of the power plays faced.

Buffalo is coming here with a slightly better offense when compared to Philadelphia. The Sabres are sitting on a total of 2.72 goals per game. The defense for the Sabres has allowed a total of 3.54 goals per game. The power play for Buffalo has converted at a clip of 20.7% on the year and the penalty kill for the Buffalo Sabres has killed off 75.1% of the power plays faced.

The Sabres are coming into the game playing good on the year, but the Flyers are playing worse than expected and that has been a major disappointment for the Flyers. Look for the Flyers to come to the game here, though, playing at home and that will give the Flyers a slight advantage to get the win secured here. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Flyers win 3-2.