Canucks vs Sabres Picks and Prediction – 11/29/2024

The Vancouver Canucks go on the road Friday night with a game in Buffalo, New York against the Buffalo Sabres. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. The Vancouver Canucks take to the road Friday night with a 11-10 record on the year, and have a one game losing streak. Vancouver has been average offensively scoring 3.21 goals per game this season. Defensively the Canucks have been average allowing 3.21 goals per game, and gave up five goals in their recent loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Arturs Silovs was in the net for the Canucks against Pittsburgh posting the .783 save percentage after giving up 5 goals on 23 shots in 57 minutes of play. Pittsburgh scored four goals in the first period and was the main reason why they won the game.

Buffalo has been average this season with 11 wins through 22 games played on a one game losing streak following their loss against the Minnesota Wild. Offensively Buffalo has been average scoring 3.24 goals on 27.6 shots per game. Defensively the Sabres have been good this year allowing 3.10 goals on 29.0 shots per game. Alex Tuch leads the way for the Sabres offense with 21 points and 14 assists this season. Tage Thompson leads the team with 11 goals on 51 shots. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has been the top goalie for Buffalo this season with 8 wins and 13 outings carrying a .910 save percentage.

The Vancouver Canucks are an impressive 8-2 on the road so far this season and have played well in Buffalo going 3-1 in their last four games played at KeyBank Center. The Buffalo Sabres are 6-6 at home this year. This should be a competitive low scoring game with both solid goaltending and the Sabres do just enough to get a win on home ice. Final Score prediction, Buffalo Sabres win 3-2.