The Buffalo Sabres are set for a road matchup in the nation’s capital on Saturday night when they take on the Washington Capitals. These teams met a few weeks ago on March 12, and Washington walked away with a 2-1 victory. However, this matchup could yield a higher-scoring result. The Capitals are coming off a game in which they allowed a whopping 7 goals to the Devils, and Washington has now allowed 4 or more goals in 4 straight games. The good news is that the Washington offense is firing on all cylinders, scoring 5.25 goals per game over that span.
The Buffalo offense is also in a groove, and the Sabres now rank seventh in the NHL in scoring at 3.41 goals per game. Tage Thompson leads the charge for Buffalo with 38 goals and 78 points on the season, but it’s the depth scoring that has taken Buffalo to a new level in recent months. Players like Alex Tuch, Ryan McLeod, Jack Quinn and Josh Doan are all steadily chipping in, and all of them now boast at least 47 points on the season. When second and third-line players are contributing like that, the Sabres are a tough team to slow down. The over has cashed in 7 of the previous 10 meetings between these teams going back to 2023, and I expect that trend to continue in this one.
Sabres vs Capitals prediction: Over 6.5 (+100) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.