Game of the Week NHL 10*
(NHL) Buffalo vs. Philadelphia, 11/01/2023 7:00 PM, Score: 5 - 2
Money Line: -105.00 Philadelphia (Home)
Result: Loss
#32 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Philadelphia Flyers (-105) over Buffalo Sabres, Wednesday at 7 PM ET - The Flyers are off a tight 3-2 loss but that came against a strong Hurricanes team and, overall, Philadelphia again looked solid in that match-up. Philadelphia has been a bit of an early season surprise but the fact is they have a good mix of young talent and veteran presence and also the management and hockey operations changes that were made entering this season are paying immediate dividends.  The Flyers right now have looked just as good, if not better, than the Sabres so far this season and also have the home ice edge in this match-up.  That being said, the set up here is perfect because Buffalo is off a shocking win over a strong Avalanche team.  The Sabres won that game 4-0 behind a shutout performance from Lukkonen between the pipes.  However, he had struggled prior to that and Buffalo has been dealing with injuries to goalies Levi and Comrie.  The point being, Lukkonen was their #3 choice at goalie!  His first two outings were unimpressive so don't be surprised if he quickly regresses after the shocking win over Colorado.  As for the Flyers, their #1 goalie is Carter Hart and he is expected between the pipes here and has played very well particularly on home ice.  Hart has allowed a total of just 6 goals in his 4 home starts this season!  Overall, the Flyers are the deeper team as they are getting more out of their 2nd and 3rd lines than Buffalo has this season.  The Sabres have struggled other than their top line.  Also, prior to the 4-0 win, Buffalo had lost 5 of 8 games and other than a 3-1 win over the Islanders they were allowing about 4 goals per game in the other 7 games in that stretch.  Philly is now off B2B home losses but Hart was in goal for only one of them and this followed the Flyers going a perfect 3-0 in their first 3 home games and winning those games by a combined score of 12 to 3.  The Sabres have lost 2 of 3 on the road this season.  Home team money line is our play here.