Buffalo Sabres vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 1/21/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Sabres (+150) Canucks (-182)

The Vancouver Canucks (20-15-10) will take on the Buffalo Sabres (17-23-5) at Rogers Arena on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Sabres at +150 while the Canucks are opening at -182. The total is 6.5.

The Buffalo Sabres will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-2 defeat to the Penguins in their previous contest . Buffalo accrued 20 mins in the box in this game. The Sabres didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. Moreover, they had 5 chances on the power play and were able to notch 1 goal. In the game, they scored on 2 out of the 42 shots they attempted.

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At even strength, the Sabres let the opposition score 120 goals while earning 113 as an offensive unit. Buffalo Sabres opponents have earned 141 power play opportunities (8th in professional hockey) and have come away with 32 goals in those chances. Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Buffalo Sabres have racked up 136 goals (17th in the league) so far this year and have given up 152. Buffalo has taken 1,228 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.1%. For the season, they have scored 39 points and their points percentage comes in at .433. The Sabres thus far have had 1,313 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .884. Buffalo has accounted for 130 power play opportunities and they have scored 23 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a rate of 17.69%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. In his professional hockey career, Luukkonen has accounted for 70 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .543. He has a save percentage of .902 in his 5,790 minutes between the pipes. Luukkonen has seen 3,870 shots against him and has garnered 3,490 saves. Opponents have notched 380 goals versus Luukkonen in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 3.94. He has a mark of 61-55-14 and he was named the starter in 129 games. Luukkonen has participated in 133 matchups during his pro hockey career.

Their last time out, Vancouver opposed the Oilers in a matchup where the Canucks earned a win by a tally of 3-2. They had 4 power play chances in this one and scored 2 out of those opportunities. The Canucks notched 3 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they tried.

Vancouver has taken 1,130 shots (32nd in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.33%, while allowing the opposition 1,212 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.30% on their oppositions 132 power play chances, and their save percentage is 88.3%. They have a tally of 128 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 21.88%. The Canucks have racked up 100 goals at even strength and 28 goals (15th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 142 goals to be scored by of a combination of 116 goals at even strength and 26 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this year, the Vancouver Canucks have earned 128 goals, 50 points, as well as a points percentage of .556.

For the opposition you are likely to see Thatcher Demko protecting the goal. Demko has earned a lifetime record of 119-84-20 and has played in 229 games. Demko's quality start percentage comes out to 56.5% and he has 126 quality starts in his career. He has tallied 6,382 stops out of 7,009 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .911. His opponents are averaging 2.93 goals/game and he has relinquished 627 goals in total. He has made the start in 223 contests and has played 12,830 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo (+150)

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