Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres 4/5/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Carolina Hurricanes look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. Carolina is first in the Metropolitan Division at 45-16-8 with 98 points and four points ahead of the second-place New York Rangers. In the Eastern Conference, Carolina is second, four points behind the first place Florida Panthers. The Hurricanes were defeated by the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Sunday.

Sebastian Aho is the leading goal scorer for Carolina with 31 and the leader in points with 69, while Teuvo Teravainen is the leader in assists with 39. In goal, Frederik Andersen is 33-11-3 with a goals-against average of 2.03, save percentage of .928 and and four shutouts. Carolina is scoring an average of 3.32 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.35 goals per game. Carolina’s power play scores 24.0% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 88.1% of the time.

Buffalo looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting Carolina on Tuesday. Buffalo is sixth in the Atlantic division at 25-34-11 with 61 points. The Sabers remain in playoff contention but are a distant 23 points behind the Washington Capitals in the race for a wildcard spot. Buffalo was defeated by the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Sunday for their second loss in the last three games.

Tage Thompson is the leading goal scorer for Buffalo with 31 and the leader in points with 54, while Rasmus Dahlin is the leader in assists with 34. In goal, Craig Anderson is 13-9-2 with eight goals against average of 3.07 and save percentage of .901. Buffalo scores an average of 2.71 goals per game and allows an average of 3.50 goals per game. Buffalo's power play scores 20.5% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 75.1% of the time.