Edmonton Oilers vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction: Don’t expect a productive game

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on March 22. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Edmonton continues to pursue a group of league leaders. The Oilers had such a lousy regular season debut that it was hard to believe they would make the playoffs, but after the change of head coach, things went up sharply. The Blue-Orange have produced several winning streaks, however, of which they reached the mark of 16 games and became the longest in the club's entire history. They could not win endlessly, and defeats began to happen periodically, but in the last four games, they lost only to Colorado in overtime – 2:3, and won three more times, which allowed them to be in fifth place in the Western Conference standings.

Buffalo still has an arithmetic chance of making it to the playoffs, but it's hard to believe in such a development. During the regular season, the Blades were located outside the Cup eight, and now they began to get into the top 8 only because of the constant misfires of direct competitors. Now the yellow-blues are playing at their maximum, and the failures of their rivals cannot last forever. In the last six meetings, they lost only to Detroit and Vancouver – 1:4 and 2:3, respectively, while there were victories over Edmonton – 3:2, Detroit – 7:3, Islanders – 4:0, as well as over Seattle is 6:2, which allows them to be in 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Buffalo has managed to get a good run lately. The Blades won four victories in the previous six meetings – a decent stretch, but they performed most of their exploits at home. However, the situation on the road is extremely mediocre: they lost four times in the last five battles. The Oilers should take advantage of the opponent's problems, who demonstrate excellent results on the ice of Rogers Place, where they scored 11 out of 12 possible points in the last six matches.

The confrontation between Edmonton and Buffalo is characterized by very modest scoring activity. In the previous seven personal meetings, the rivals scored only 35 goals (5.00 on average per game). In addition, in the previous six home matches, the Oilers conceded only 11 goals (1.83 on average per game).