Panthers vs Sabres Picks and Prediction – 10/28/2024

The Florida Panthers look for their third consecutive victory on Monday when visiting the Buffalo Sabres. Florida is 6-3-1 with 13 points and first in the Atlantic division. Florida defeated the New York Islanders 6-3 on Saturday night. Matthew Tkachuk scored a pair of goals for Florida and Sam Bennett broke a tie in the third period with a goal for the Panthers. Keep up to date with all the NHL action, with our expert NHL picks.

Sam Bennett is leading Florida in goals scored with seven while Sam Reinhart is the leader in assists with eight and points with 14. In goal, Sergei Bobrovsky is 4-2-1 with a goals-against average of 3.11 and a save percentage of .886. Florida has a goals-for average of 3.30 and a goals-against of 3.30. Florida's power play is 15th in the NHL and its penalty kill unit is third.

The Buffalo Sabers look for their fourth consecutive victory when hosting the Florida Panthers on Monday. Buffalo is 4-4-1 with nine points and tied for third in the Atlantic division, four points behind first-place Florida. Buffalo defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 on Saturday night with Tage Thompson scoring two goals and adding an assist. Buffalo has won three straight and four of the last six.

Tage Thompson is the leading goal scorer for Buffalo with seven and the leader in points with 11 while Alex Tuch is the leader in assists with six. In goal, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is 3-2-1 with a goals-against average of 3.01 and a save percentage of .899. Buffalo has a goals-for average of 3.33 and a goals-against average of 3.44. Buffalo’s power play is scoring just 3.8% of the time and its penalty kill unit is successful 77.8% of the time.

Florida and Buffalo are both playing well at the moment, but the advantage here goes to the Florida Panthers, who have won five of the last seven overall, and 10 of the last 12 head-to-head versus Buffalo. Florida has a 3.30 goals-for average and over the last two games is averaging 4.5 goals per game and will look to avenge a loss at Buffalo in the third game of the season. Final Score Prediction Florida Panthers win 4-2.