Carolina Hurricanes vs Buffalo Sabres: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 15, 2024

The Carolina Hurricanes are on the road to play the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 6 p.m. EST.

Carolina (26-15-3) is coming off a 3-2 OT loss to Anaheim. Buffalo (16-22-5) is coming off a 6-2 loss to Seattle in a game they led 2-0.

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

• Carolina is 91-98-18-7 all-time against Buffalo
• The Hurricanes are averaging 3.34 goals per game
• The Sabres are 8-11-3 at home
• Carolina is allowing 2.75 goals per game
• Buffalo is allowing 3.3 goals per game
• The Hurricanes are 9-10-2 on the road
• The Sabres are averaging 3.02 goals per game

Carolina Hurricanes vs Buffalo Sabres: Preview

Carolina is coming off an upset OT loss to Anaheim and is 2-1-1 in its last four. The Hurricanes are led by Martin Necas who has 50 points, Sebastian Aho has 44 points, Andrei Svechnikov has 32 points, Seth Jarvis has 31 points and Shayne Gostisbehere has 27 points.

The Hurricanes will start Pyotr Kochetkov who's 16-9-2 with a 2.54 GAA and a .901 SV%. In his career against Buffalo, he's 1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .909 SV%.

Buffalo, meanwhile, had its two-game winning streak snapped with the 6-2 loss to Seattle. The Sabres will start Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen who's 13-13-4 with a 3.02 GAA and a .896 SV%. In his career against Carolina, he's 1-1-1 with a 2.92 GAA and a .902 SV%.

The Sabres are led by Tage Thompson who has 34 points, JJ Peterka has 32 points, Rasmus Dahlin has 31 points, Alex Tuch has 31 points and Jason Zucker has 31 points.

Hurricanes vs Sabres: Odds & Prediction

Carolina is a -205 favorite, while Buffalo is a +170 underdog and the over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Hurricanes are coming off a disappointing loss to the Ducks as Carolina should be able to get back into the win column here. Buffalo, meanwhile, has struggled to play defensively, as the Hurricanes will be able to score and cruise to a big win here.

Prediction: Hurricanes 5, Sabres 2.

Hurricanes vs Sabres: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Carolina ML (-205)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-130)

Tip 3: Seth Jarvis 3+ shots on goal (+105)

Tip 4: Jason Zucker 2+ shots on goal (-140)