Sabres at Canucks 1/18/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Buffalo Sabers head to Vancouver on Friday to take on the Canucks. The Sabres are 24-17-6 on the season and 5th in the Atlantic. Buffalo beat Calgary on the road on Wednesday but are only 3-6-1 over their last ten games. The Sabres are 10-11-3 on the road this season.

Carter Hutton will protect the net for Buffalo on Friday. Hutton is 14-14-3 on the season with 82 goals allowed. Hutton carries a 2.75 goals against average with a .912 save percentage. The Buffalo Sabres average 32.2 shots on goal per game which ranks 12th in the NHL. The Vancouver Canucks are 21-21-6 on the season and 5th in the Pacific. The Canucks are 4-4-2 over their last ten games and lost to Edmonton in a shootout on Wednesday. Vancouver is 10-9-3 on their home ice.

Jacob Markstrom will make his 36th start of the season for Vancouver. Markstrom is 18-12-5 on the season with 99 goals allowed. Markstrom carries a 2.80 goals against average. The Canucks allow an average of 3.08 goals per game which ranks 22nd in the NHL.