Buffalo — Anaheim NHL match forecast and bets

Current form

Before the break, Buffalo showed excellent form. The team won five meetings in a row, starting the winning streak with a landslide victory over Boston. In the first match at their arena, the Sabres defeated their opponent with a score of 7:2, demonstrating an outstanding offensive game. The first-team forwards Peterka and Thompson showed a high level of skill, scoring three goals and providing one assist each. We managed to consolidate our success in the match with Nashville, which was a less serious opponent. Buffalo took advantage of the Predators' problems and won with a minimum advantage of one goal — 4:3. The best player of the match was first-team striker Kulikh, who scored two goals.

In the next home game, the Sabres faced New Jersey and achieved a solid three-goal advantage in the first period. Despite the fact that the opponent tried to win back, Buffalo was able to hold a comfortable score until the end of the meeting and won for the third time in a row — 4:3. After another victory over Columbus (3:2), the team went to visit Nashville, where defensive problems led to a defeat (4:6). It seemed that after the break, the whole mood of the team would disappear, but in the very first match he left no chance for the Rangers, defeating the cops with a six-goal difference (8:2). The club needs to continue to perform in the same spirit if it wants to compete for the playoffs, as it currently occupies the last place in the Eastern Conference table, with 51 points, and the gap from the eighth position is 11 points.

Disqualifications and injuries

Buffalo has no problems with the roster. All the players are in formation.

Interesting betting trends

• Buffalo gets 9.36 minutes of penalty time per game

The team is not very disciplined this season and is constantly being eliminated.

• "Blades" allow opponents to throw 27 times on average per game.

The guests play as the second number and rarely throw their opponents over.

Current form

Anaheim was in great shape for a long time and consistently scored points, which they continued to do after the break. The team played at home, where they faced Montreal in the first match and won the regular season without any problems (3:2). It almost went to overtime, but the Ducks seized a decisive advantage in the third period. After that, the team met with the clear favorite, in the person of Dallas, and consolidated their success by snatching Victoria also with a one-goal difference (2:1). The first star of the match was goalkeeper Gibson, who deflected 96% of shots.

Next, the band went to perform on the road, where difficulties began to arise. In the match with Los Angeles, the opponent equalized the score three minutes before the final whistle and sent the game into overtime. It came to a shootout, where the Ducks still pulled out Victoria (2:1). The Ducks were able to earn their fourth victory in a row away from another very serious opponent, Boston. The situation almost repeated itself, as Anaheim missed an offensive puck in the last minutes of the meeting, but also achieved success in overtime (2:1). Continuing to play on the road, the club faced Detroit, and this time luck was not on its side and had to be defeated in extra time (4:5), thereby ending its winning streak. At the moment, the team is on the 12th line in the Western Conference table, and the gap from the playoff zone is only six points.

Disqualifications and injuries

Only McGinn and Sushanek remain in the Anaheim infirmary.

Interesting betting trends

• Anaheim gets 8.15 minutes of penalty time per match

Ducks are usually eliminated at least four times per game.

• Anaheim has a 35:41 ratio of goals scored and conceded in the second period.

The Ducks spend the second twenty minutes very ineffectively and rarely score goals in it.