NHL - Canadiens Sabres Betting Guide and Odds
Tonight's (Monday, March 12) NHL matchup between the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres will be a "Canada vs America" affair, as the teams from each country face-off at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo at 7:00pm EST.
You may recall how in their last meeting, it was the Montreal Canadiens who got the better of the Buffalo Sabres. In fact, the encounter left a lot of egg on the face of Sabres coach Lindy Ruff. In that game (in front of their home crowd), Buffalo lost by 4-3 in a penalty shootout to Montreal, dropping the team to joint last place in the Eastern Conference.
Sabres Are 4/7 Favorites Against Visiting Canadiens
But that was then, and things have changed dramatically for the Sabres, which is why Canadian-friendly online sportsbook Bodog has made the Sabres the 4/7 favorites against the Canadiens this evening.
In sports, everyone loves a great comeback story, and that is exactly what the Sabres have done. They have managed to turn their decidedly lack-luster season around, and are now a very real threat in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Since their embarrassing home defeat at the hands of the Canadiens, the Sabres have dug deep and managed to find their way back onto a winning trail. Consider how since that game, they have propelled themselves into a tie for ninth place with Winnipeg, just four points shy of Washington for the eighth and last playoff spot.
That means come tonight, the Sabres have everything to play for and will no doubt bring out their A-game. Plus, the team's confidence will still be high after they dispatched Ottawa on Saturday in a 4-3 shootout victory. Much credit for the Sabre win went to the team's talented guard Tyler Ennis, who found the back of Ottawa's net in the tiebreaker to clinch the game.
Buffalo Sabres Made 41 Shots on Goal Last Time Out
In that game, Buffalo recorded a total of 41 shots on goal, a big improvement on the 20 shots on goal they racked up in their previous 3-1 defeat at the hands of Boston. So it will be interesting to see how the Sabres fair against the Canadiens tonight.
The Canadiens could be in trouble this evening, considering they're scraping the bottom of the Eastern Conference barrel. That said, like their rivals tonight, the team from Montreal have also racked up an impressive victories of late, when they dispatched Vancouver 4-1 on Saturday, and before that Edmonton 5-3 on Thursday.
So with two straight wins to their name, and the home rink advantage, do not expect the Canadiens to roll over for the Sabres. That said, top-rated online sports betting site Bodog has laid the US team as the overwhelming 4/7 betting favorites, and the Canucks as the 13/10 underdogs.
For our NHL betting buck, the Sabres will triumph tonight.
NHL Canadiens Sabres Odds at Bodog
H Buffalo Sabres 4/7
A Montreal Canadiens 13/10
