Buffalo vs Vancouver Prediction: the Opponents to Tie the Game

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Buffalo vs Vancouver, which will take place on November 29th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Buffalo is in good shape heading into the upcoming game. The hosts got three victories in the last five games: 1-0 over Los Angeles, 3-2 (OT) over Anaheim and 4-2 over San Jose. The Sabres had a couple of stumbles in the remaining two, with a combined score of 2-6 – 2-5 to Philadelphia and 0:1 to Minnesota. Despite the setbacks, the Sabres narrowed the gap with Tampa to a minimum. So, going into the game with Vancouver, Buffalo is in ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 23 points, one less than the Lightning.

Vancouver doesn't cut it as a team that should be in the playoffs. So, the Canucks are slowly dropping down the standings with 25 points, which is one more than ninth Edmonton has. That is, if they fail the next game, they could drop out of the top eight in the West. On top of that, the team could do with some better conditioning. In the last five games, Vancouver only earned four points, with wins over Ottawa (4-3) and Boston (2:0). In the last three games, they lost 3-5 to Nashville, 3-4 to New York Rangers and 4-5 to Pittsburgh.

We wouldn't advise betting on the outcome, given how the teams perform. Both Buffalo and Vancouver are in a bad position and need to start gaining points. If they lose, the Sabres can move further away from the playoff zone. The Canucks' situation is no better. That's why we think we'll see some cautious, total under hockey. The Sabres have been playing for results rather than goals lately. This is shown by only two games of the last five that ended with the total over. Given all this, it'd be better to bet on the total under.