Buffalo Sabres vs Vancouver Canucks: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 21, 2024

The Buffalo Sabres are on the road to face the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET.

Buffalo (17-24-5) is coming off a 6-4 loss to Seattle on Monday while Vancouver (20-15-10) won 3-2 over Edmonton on Saturday.

Sabres vs Canucks: Head-to-head & key stats

• Buffalo is 53-57-19-2 all-time against Vancouver
• The Sabres are averaging 3.04 goals per game
• The Canucks are averaging 2.84 goals per game
• Buffalo is allowing 3.43 goals per game
• Vancouver is allowing 3.15 goals per game
• The Sabres are 8-12-2 on the road
• The Canucks are 8-9-6 at home

Buffalo Sabres vs Vancouver Canucks: Preview

Buffalo is on a two-game losing streak. The Sabres are led by Tage Thompson's 38 points, Jason Zucker's 35 points, Alex Tuch's 34 points and Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka's 32 points.

Buffalo is expected to start Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen who is 14-14-4 with a 3.02 GAA and a .896 SV%. In his career against Vancouver, he is 0-1-1 with a 2.46 GAA and a .889 SV%.

Meanwhile, Vancouver snapped its two-game losing skid on Saturday. The Canucks will start Thatcher Demko who is 3-3-3 with a 3.24 GAA and a .871 SV%. In his career against Buffalo, he is 3-2-1 with a 3.14 GAA and a .900 SV%.

The Canucks are led by Quinn Hughes who has 50 points, Conor Garland and J.T. Miller with 31 points and Jake DeBrusk with 29 points.

Sabres vs Canucks: Odds & Prediction

Buffalo is a +150 underdog while Vancouver is a -180 favorite. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Sabres will play in the second half of a back-to-back and Vancouver is on a good spot to win. The Canucks will be able to score easily as Buffalo's defense has been its issue this season.

Ultimately, Vancouver will be able to get out to an early lead and get a big home win.

Prediction: Canucks 4, Sabres 2.

Sabres vs Canucks: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Vancouver ML (-180)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-130)

Tip 3: Tage Thompson 3+ shots on goal (-145)