The Florida Panthers (3-3) will attempt to stop a three-game losing streak when they play the Buffalo Sabres (1-3) on the road on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will emerge with the victory in Saturday’s hockey action.

Panthers vs. Sabres Predictions for Saturday

Our computer model for this game calls for a final result of Panthers 3, Sabres 2.

Moneyline Pick: Panthers (-152)
Total Pick: Under 6.5 (computer predicts 5.7 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Sabres (+1.5)

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Panthers Splits and Trends

Florida has won both of its games that were decided by one goal.
In the two games this season the Panthers registered only one goal, they lost both times.
Florida finished 1-1-0 in the two games this season when it scored two goals (registering two points).
The Panthers have scored three or more goals two times, and are 2-0-0 in those games.
In the three games when Florida has capitalized on a lone power-play goal, it picked up four points after finishing 2-1-0.
In the three games this season in which it has outshot its opponent, Florida is 2-1-0 (four points).
The Panthers have been outshot by opponents three times, and went 1-2-0 (two points).
Sabres Splits and Trends

The Sabres (36-39-7 overall) posted a record of 7-7-14 in games that required OT last season.
Buffalo picked up 29 points (12-8-5) in its 25 games decided by one goal.
Last season the Sabres scored only one goal in nine games, and they picked up two points (1-8-0).
Buffalo picked up six points (2-15-2 record) last season when scoring a pair of goals .
The Sabres scored three or more goals in 50 games, earning 71 points from those contests.
Last season Buffalo recorded a single power-play goal in 31 games and picked up 25 points, with a record of 12-18-1.
When it outshot its opponent last season, Buffalo posted a record of 15-15-2 (32 points).
The Sabres were outshot by their opponents 49 times last season, and took 47 points from those games.

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