Florida vs Buffalo Prediction: Waiting for the Panthers' Success

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Florida vs Buffalo, which will take place on March 9th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Florida

The big news yesterday was that Brad Marchand, a legend in Boston, is moving to Florida, which is great move for the Panthers. While Brad and Matthew Tkachuk are injured, the team is still performing well. The Panthers are on a roll at the moment, winning five matches in a row, and all in regular time. On the eve of Paul Maurice's wards, they had a straightforward 3-0 win over Columbus. Florida is second in the East with 81 points and has a good chance of winning its second Stanley Cup in a row.

Buffalo

Meanwhile, Buffalo is rock bottom of the Eastern Conference. Lindy Ruff's charges have earned just 54 points, and things have been really bad for them lately as well. In the last five meetings, the Sabres have lost every time. In their last encounter, Buffalo succumbed to Tampa with a score of 5-6.

H2H Meetings

Florida and Buffalo have played each other twice this season, first the Sabres were defeated 5-2, then the Panthers 5-2.

Bookmakers' Options

The bookie company 1xbet's analysts reckon that Florida will be stronger in the upcoming NHL meeting. You can bet on Florida to win in regulation time at 1.699 and in overtime or a shootout at 1.429. You can bet on the Buffalo team doing well (including OT and BUL) for 3.02, and on them winning in three periods for 4.145.

The pros at the bookie's office set the total at 5.5 pucks. For a bet on the total over (5.5) pucks, you can get a 1.721 coefficient, and for the reverse line with the total under, you can get 2.222.

Expert Betting Tips

We think Florida will do well in the upcoming match. The recent news will clearly shake up the hockey players, because the lineup has become noticeably stronger. But even without the Canadian, the Panthers are doing really well – they've got a streak of five straight wins, and they're not going to mess that up in front of their fans in a game against the outsiders. We don't think Buffalo can take anything away from this game, they've been doing really badly lately. So, we suggest not making anything up here and going with the home ice advantage.

Our picks:

W1 for 1.63

H1 (-1.5) for 1.992

CS 4:1 for 8.50