Islanders vs Sabres Picks and Prediction – 11/1/2024
Islanders vs Sabres Prediction
The New York Islanders look to snap a three-game losing streak with a victory on the road Friday when visiting the Buffalo Sabres. New York is 3-5-2 with eight points and sixth in the Metropolitan Division. New York was defeated by the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 on Wednesday night. New York has lost three straight and four of the last five. Keep updated with all the NHL action, with our NHL picks.
Kyle Palmieri is the leading goal scorer for New York with four and the leader in points with seven while Noah Dobson is the leader in assists with six. In goal, Ilya Sorokin is 2-2-1 with a goals-against average of 1.80 and a save percentage of .932. New York has a goals-for average of 2.10 and a goals-against of 2.90. New York's power play scores 12.9% of the time and its penalty kill unit is successful 62.5% of the time.
The Buffalo Sabres look to bounce back from a loss with a victory at home on Friday when hosting the New York Islanders. Buffalo is 4-5-1 with nine points and fifth in the Atlantic division. The Sabres were defeated by the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Monday. Jason Zucker and Rasmus Dahlin each scored one goal for Buffalo in the loss to the Panthers.
Tage Thompson is the leading goal scorer with 7 and leader in points with 12 while Alex Tuch is the leader in assists with 6. In goal, Ukka-Pekka Luukkonen is 3-3-1 with a goals-against average of 3.31 and a save percentage of .890. Buffalo has a goals-for average of 3.20 and goals-against of 3.60. The Sabres power play scores 6.9% of the time and the penalty kill is successful 74.2% of the time.
Islanders vs Sabres Pick Analysis
Buffalo will bounce back from a loss to Florida with a victory at home on Friday when hosting New York. The Sabres have won 12 of the last 18 on their home ice and the Sabres are 7-0 over the last seven played on their home ice versus the Islanders. New York has lost four of the last five and the Islanders have dropped six of the last eight head-to-head versus Buffalo. Final Score Prediction Buffalo Sabres win 5-2.
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