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Looking for Arizona Coyotes vs. Buffalo Sabres free hockey plays & NHL Odds? NHL betting sees the Coyotes taking on the Sabres on Thursday December 13th at the Keybank Center in Buffalo, NY. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all NHL Hockey games all season long so stay tuned for more FREE daily NHL hockey predictions like this Coyotes Sabres matchup.
(13-14-2) Arizona Coyotes vs. Buffalo Sabres (18-9-4)
Date: Thursday, December 13th
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Keybank Center, Buffalo, NY
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Sabres -150
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NHL Betting Total: 6
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The lads from the desert travel up to, well, winter on Thursday night as Arizona is in town to take on the upstart Buffalo Sabres on the shores of Lake Erie. Both of these teams are intriguing young squads to some extent, but the home team seems much further ahead of the curve than the ‘Yotes do.
Arizona Coyotes
It says a lot about the parity in the league that being just one game under .500 puts you second-last in the Pacific division, but that’s exactly where the Coyotes find themselves through nearly 30 games. Arizona has lost three straight and was dealt a further blow when it learned that goalie Antti Raanta may miss the remainder of the season with a classic ‘lower-body injury.’
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If ‘Zona is to rally, it will need to rally around its young players. Leading scorer Clayton Keller, for one, looks like the real deal. The 20-year old center leads the Coyotes with 21 points. Smooth skating blueliner Oliver Ekman-Larsson is also a nice piece. But, at the very least, there is more building to be done by young pup GM John Chayka. They need a couple of more top draft picks, at a minimum, to shore things up.
Buffalo Sabres
The Sabres have a similar youth movement going, but it is finally paying off in the Queen City. Jack Eichel, the #2 overall pick from a couple years ago, really is looking like second to only Connor McDavid, who was the generational, downright Gretzky-like player selected one spot above him. Eichel is special.
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He’s got help, too. Minnesotan-born Casey Mittelstadt is flying around the ice, and Jeff Skinner arrived in a trade with Carolina and he’s only lit the Atlantic division up with 21 goals. Starting goalie Carter Hutton has been solid in net. There’s a little veteran savvy with someone like Jason Pominville. In short, the Sabres are a lot better than people thought.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Over is 6-2 in ARI last 8 games as an underdog.
- Over is 8-3 in ARI last 11 vs. Eastern Conference.
- ARI are 15-37 in their last 52 Thu. games.
- BUF are 9-1 in their last 10 games following a win.
- BUF are 7-2 in their last 9 home games.
- BUF are 22-64 in their last 86 Thu. games.
- ARI are 4-13 in the last 17 meetings.
- Road team is 18-7 in the last 25 meetings.
Free Arizona Coyotes vs. Buffalo Sabres NHL Prediction:
To be fair, the Sabres were looking great, and then got mired in a five-game losing streak, which they snapped in their last game against the crappy L.A. Kings.
A crucial move to fix the developing vibe, and Arizona is another game the Sabres can handle, especially in the friendly confines of their building where fans are feeling good right now for the first time in a long while.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Sabres -1.5
Promising youngsters like Keller or Alex Galchenyuk could flash some pizzazz, but it would still be a surprise to see the visitors come out on top. I like the Sabres in this one.
NHL Free Score Prediction: Arizona 2 – Buffalo 4
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