Hurricanes vs. Sabres NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 19

Andrei Svechnikov will be coming off a hat trick when his Carolina Hurricanes host the Buffalo Sabres on Monday at 1:30 p.m. ET. The Sabres are underdogs away from home, at +154, and the Hurricanes are -185.

Carolina earned a 4-1 road victory against the New Jersey Devils in its last game on Jan. 17. Svechnikov (three goals) and Sebastian Aho (three assists) both had three points for the Hurricanes.

Buffalo's most recent game was a home overtime loss, 5-4, against the Minnesota Wild on Jan. 17. Three Sabres skaters had two points each in that matchup, including Jason Zucker (two assists) and Jack Quinn (one goal and one assist).

As hockey action continues, prepare for the contest by checking out which club we project to pick up the victory in Monday's game.

Hurricanes vs. Sabres Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 5 - Sabres 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.01 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Sabres Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Hurricanes-Sabres game.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-185)
• Underdog: Sabres (+154)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes have gone 29-15 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• Carolina is 16-5 (winning 76.2% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -185 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Hurricanes have a 64.9% chance to win.
• Carolina's 49 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 25 times.

Sabres Betting Insights

• The Sabres have been an underdog in 23 games this season, and won 12 (52.2%).
• Buffalo has a record of 2-3 in games when bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +154 on the moneyline.
• The Sabres have a 39.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Buffalo has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 23 of 47 games this season.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 167 total goals (3.4 per game) make it the third-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes have conceded 142 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking 13th in league action in goals against.
• It has the league's third-best goal differential at +25.
• The 32 power-play goals the Hurricanes have recorded this season (on 149 power-play chances) rank 11th in the NHL.
• Carolina's 21.48% power-play conversion rate ranks 13th in the league.
• The six shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank third among NHL squads.
• Carolina's 79.58% penalty-kill success rate ranks 16th in the league.
• Carolina has the 15th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 50.5%.
• The Hurricanes make 10.6% of their shots (21st in the league).

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo has 154 goals this season (3.3 per game), 13th in the NHL.
• The Sabres' total of 148 goals given up (3.2 per game) is 16th in the league.
• With a goal differential of +6, the team is 13th in the league.
• The Sabres have 28 power-play goals (on 143 chances), 18th in the NHL.
• Buffalo scores on 19.58% of its power plays, No. 20 in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Sabres have six.
• At 83.08%, Buffalo has the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Buffalo wins 44.8% of faceoffs, 32nd-ranked in the NHL.
• The Sabres' 11.8% shooting percentage is seventh in the league.