Buffalo – New Jersey. Not everyone will be happy with the start of the new NHL season
Mikhail Korobov October 3, 2024, 19:15 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
For example, the Demons are unlikely to be happy with a loss.
The 108th season in NHL history begins October 4. It will open with two games between Buffalo and New Jersey as part of the Global Series, which will take place in Prague. The game starts at 20:00 Moscow time. The bookmakers have already given a forecast: they consider the Devils as favorites: you can bet on their victory in regulation time with an odds of 2.08. The Sabres’ success at the end of 60 minutes was rated by experts at 2.90.
Bookmaker odds for the NHL game Buffalo – New Jersey on October 4, 2024
Bookmakers are confident that the Buffalo – New Jersey match will be productive: a total of more than 5.5 goals is equal to 1.65, and a total of less than 5.5 goals is equal to 2.25. A draw after 60 minutes is available for 4.10. You can bet on post-match shootouts at bookmakers at odds of 8.80.
Analysis and forecast for the NHL match Buffalo Sabers – New Jersey Devils (04.10.2024)
Let’s see how well the teams prepared. On October 4, the meeting between the Buffalo Sabers and the New Jersey Devils will take place in Prague. The first confrontation is scheduled for 20:00 Moscow time.
According to the results of last season, Buffalo could not get a ticket to the playoffs, but the club begins the new season with optimism. Lindy Ruff returned to the head coaching position after four years working in New Jersey. Under his leadership, the Sabers set a record for most wins in the NHL regular season and playoffs.
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Ruff managed Buffalo from 1997 to 2013. During this period of time, he managed to lead the club to the NHL playoffs eight times. The Sabers roster has also undergone changes. One of the most important was the acquisition of Nicolas Aube-Kubel, who played with Alexander Ovechkin on the Washington Capitals.
During the preseason, Ruff leaned on youth. He met the coach’s expectations. Buffalo lost only one of six games. Russian hockey players who played for the Buffalo Farm Club last season – Viktor Neuchev, Nikita Novikov and Vsevolod Komarov – performed well.
These hockey players are still very young and inexperienced, but they are already surprising. During the preseason, the players impressed with their productivity and quality of performance. If an experienced coach believes in them, the league can be enriched by several more Russian stars.
New Jersey management took a risk after parting ways with Lindy Ruff. Sheldon Keefe was named head coach. In five years as coach of a star-studded Toronto team, he only made it past the first round of the Stanley Cup once.
Not everything is going well for Keefe at his new club. New Jersey won only one of its six preseason games. During this time, the team scored 13 goals and missed 23. The main star of the Devils, Jack Hughes, was announced only for the match against Washington (3:5).
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Hughes missed the rest of last season with a shoulder injury. He even needed surgery. The hockey player faces the new season of the NHL regular season not in the best tone and with the risk of recurrence of the injury.
New Jersey has a pretty good roster, but to achieve good results, it needs to use its resources correctly. Sheldon Keefe still hasn’t really settled into his role as Devils head coach. The preseason is one thing and the regular season is quite another.
You can bet that Buffalo will win the final victory in the next match at bookmakers with odds of 2.24. Lindy Ruff is familiar with the structure of the game and the capabilities of the Devils’ hockey players. He knows New Jersey’s weaknesses better than most, because he himself tried to eliminate them when he managed the team.
Prediction and bets for the NHL game Buffalo – New Jersey on October 4, 2024
The return of Lindy Ruff, the performance and the quality of the performances of the promising young players in the preseason are excellent preconditions for the beginning of a good chapter in Buffalo’s history. New Jersey’s position is less attractive. The demons are in a difficult situation. They need time to find themselves.
Tender: Buffalo victory with a odds of 2.24.
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