Sabres vs. Hurricanes prediction: Why Carolina is favored to win Saturday's NHL matchup [11/8/2025]

The Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres will lock horns in the NHL at Lenovo Center on Saturday, starting at 7:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced NHL model projects the Hurricanes as the most likely winner of the Sabres vs. Hurricanes game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including goal scorer projections, best bets and player prop picks.

Sabres vs. Canes prediction: Who will win, cover the puck line?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NHL game between the Sabres and Hurricanes 10,000 times as part of our NHL predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives the Hurricanes a 66% chance of defeating the Sabres.

According to our model, the Sabres (+1.5) have a 55% chance of covering the puck line, while the 6.5-goal over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Sabres vs. Hurricanes odds

We have sourced the best NHL odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Sabres	Hurricanes
Puck Line	+1.5 (-114)	-1.5 (+100)
Moneyline	+215	-250
Total	o6.5 (-105)	u6.5 (-108)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Sabres vs. Hurricanes picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

Bet Type	Pick	Bet Now
Puck Line	Sabres +1.5	-114
Moneyline	Sabres	+215
Total	Under 6.5	-108

According to our NHL best bets, the top play to make on this game is Sabres to win.

Sabres vs. Hurricanes player props

Who will score a goal in Sabres vs. Hurricanes?

According to our model, Tage Thompson is most likely to score an anytime goal in Sabres vs. Hurricanes.

Our projections give Thompson a 42.3% chance of scoring a goal at Lenovo Center, while the star is an 8.7% chance of netting the first goal the game.

Anytime goal scorer predictions

Buffalo Sabres

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Tage Thompson	42.3%
Alex Tuch	32.1%
Jack Quinn	24.6%
Ryan McLeod	22.3%
Josh Doan	18.3%

Carolina Hurricanes

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Seth Jarvis	34.6%
Sebastian Aho	33.2%
Nikolaj Ehlers	28.9%
Andrei Svechnikov	25.3%
Logan Stankoven	24.4%

First goal scorer predictions

Buffalo Sabres

Player	First Goal Probability
Tage Thompson	8.7%
Alex Tuch	6.5%
Jack Quinn	4.6%
Ryan McLeod	4.1%
Josh Doan	3.3%

Carolina Hurricanes

Player	First Goal Probability
Seth Jarvis	6.9%
Sebastian Aho	6.5%
Nikolaj Ehlers	4.9%
Logan Stankoven	4.5%
Jackson Blake	4.0%

Sabres vs. Canes game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's matchup between the Hurricanes and Sabres at Lenovo Center is scheduled to begin at 7:00PM ET.

• Who: Buffalo Sabres vs. Carolina Hurricanes
• Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025
• Time: 7:00PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Lenovo Center

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Conclusion

We predict the Hurricanes, with a 66% win probability, will likely beat the Sabres on Saturday.

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