NHL Free Pick: Buffalo Sabres @ Vancouver Canucks
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Team records:
Buffalo: 30-13-7
Vancouver: 31-18-2
Tonight, 10:00 p.m. ET
Sportsbook odds: Sabres +120, Canucks -140
Look out, Western Conference. The Vancouver Canucks have regained that swagger that made them an unstoppable force in the second half last season. The goals are coming in droves, not just from Daniel Sedin, but from blossoming youngsters like Alex Burrows, Ryan Kesler and, most recently, Mason Raymond. With Roberto Luongo backstopping them, they’ve also allowed the second-fewest goals in the conference.
Not that the equally stingy Sabres are an easy opponent by any means. Led by Calder Trophy front runner Tyler Myers and goaltender Ryan Miller, they’ve stifled opponents all season long. 
Unfortunately for Buffalo fans, the Sabres’ lengthy Western-Conference road trip is finally starting to tire them out. They’ve lost three straight games (to Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose), allowing an uncharacteristic four goals per contest over that span.
While the Sabres do have distributed scoring, with seven players sporting double-digit goal totals, none of them has more than 14 goals this season. If they get got in a shootout with Vancouver, they simply don’t have the elite horses to keep up with the Sedins. As long as the Canucks are on fire and the Sabres are fatigued and getting away from their game plan, Vancouver looks like a solid home play tonight. Especially after it manhandled the powerhouse Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
NHL Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo’s last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver’s last 5 games
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Vancouver is 4-0-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver’s last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Pick: Canucks -140
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