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Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres: Can Buffalo save the season?
The Ottawa Senators are visiting the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Wednesday.
The Senators are having a good start to the week
The Ottawa Senators are 14th in the Eastern Conference with a 30-36-4 record. They have won the last two games and are coming off a 5-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers. The Senators are 14th in the league, scoring 3.17 goals per game, and are ranked 28th, allowing 3.56. Tim Stutzle leads the team with 68 points so far this season.
The Sabres are hanging on in the playoff race
The Buffalo Sabres are 12th in the Eastern Conference with a 34-33-5 record. They have lost three of the last five games but are coming off a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. The Sabres are 14th in the league, allowing 2.99 goals per game, and are ranked 20th, scoring 2.97 goals per game. Rasmus Dahlin leads the team with 52 goals so far this season.
Betting Trends
Buffalo has won 6 of the last 8 home games against Ottawa. The Sabres are 5-1 SU in the last six home games. The Senators are 5-10 SU in the last 15 games overall and 3-8 SU in the last 11 games on the road.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Sabres are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference, which does not look good this late in the season, but being six points shy of the playoff teams with ten games left in the season still gives them a chance to pull out a miracle. The Senators are nine points behind them, which makes this season over for them in terms of playoff hopes. The Senators won the last two games, and beating the Oilers 5-3 is one of their best performances for the entire season. However, this game means much more for the Sabres, who have won six of the last eight home games against the Senators. This will be a high-pace hockey game, with the Sabres winning at the end.
