Flyers at Sabres: NHL Spread, Total & Betting Tips

This hasn’t been said much in recent years, but the Buffalo Sabres are the hottest team in the National Hockey League. After their 10-game winning streak ended last week, the Sabres just started a new one, beating Anaheim on Saturday for their 13th victory in 14 games.

Buffalo is just 6 points behind Detroit for the lead in the Atlantic Division with 3 games in hand. And they moved from last place in the Eastern Conference into a playoff spot as they look to end the longest postseason drought in NHL history at 14 seasons.

Flyers at Sabres Preview

The Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres split their first two meetings and conclude their season series with the rubber game on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at KeyBank Center in Buffalo. The game will air on TNT.

Public Betting Odds Factors

The teams enter the week with the same number of points (52) in the standings and in a playoff position. They are viewed quite differently, though in terms of NHL betting. The Sabres have just one loss since early December while the Flyers were routed 7-2 by Tampa Bay on Saturday, their second straight setback and ninth in the last 15 games.

It’s been a turbulent season for the Flyers, who had a hot streak in the middle of the campaign but have slumped as of late. A defense that allows less than 2.9 goals per game has softened allowing the Flyers to cash the OVER in 8 of their last 11 games.

Dan Vladar has never played more than 30 games in a season, but the Flyers should consider keeping him between the pipes. In his last 10 starts the Flyers are 6-1-3 with Vladar boasting a 1.98 GAA and .916 save percentage. Philly has just one win in the last 7 games Vladar didn’t start.

Buffalo’s current heater snuck up on everyone. Back in the first week of December the talk of another playoff-less season was prevalent, but the club turned things around in a hurry. Starting with a 4-3 OT win at Edmonton, the Sabres won 10 straight giving up just 18 goals.

During their 10-game streak Buffalo scored more than 4 goals once winning with strong defense and goaltending. The offense opened up following a loss to Columbus scoring 5 goals in wins over Vancouver, the Rangers and Anaheim.

Tage Thompson has been a workhorse for Buffalo during their hot streak scoring 9 goals and 18 points in the last 14 games. He leads the team with 22 goals and 41 points. The offense has been spread around with only three players having scored more than 10 goals.

Flyers at Sabres Predictions

The Sabres have been dominant on home ice lately against the NHL betting line winning their last 6 games while averaging 4.5 goals a contest. And they’ve been good in their barn all season boasting a 14-5-2 record at KeyBank Center that includes a 5-3 win over Philadelphia. Thompson scored a goal and 10 different Sabres registered a point in that game.

If the game goes beyond regulation the Flyers could be in trouble. They’ve dropped their last 5 extra time games, 3 in the shootout and 2 in overtime. Their 8 extra time losses are among the most in the NHL this season.

Flyers at Sabres Betting Tips

They’ve been better lately but the Sabres still have a leaky defense allowing 3.12 goals a game, 19th in the NHL. They rank 12th in the NHL averaging 3.19 goals for.

Philadelphia is doing things differently. The Flyers are 20th in goals per game and 10th in goals against allowing 2.88 per contest.

Neither team is particularly good with a man advantage. The Flyers are 30th converting on only 15.6 of their power plays while the Sabres rank 22nd at 18.1 percent.

Buffalo has the 2nd best penalty kill unit in the NHL stopping 85.5 percent of opponent power plays. The Flyers are 11th with an 80.8 penalty kill percentage.