The Sabres are also playing on a back to back, and are also coming off an overtime loss, as they fell to the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in OT on Friday afternoon. Dylan Cozens, Alex Tuch and Bowen Byram scored for Buffalo while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen tuned aside 18 of 22 shots.

The Sabres won their last game 1-0 over the Los Angeles Kings. "Their D are very active," Ducks head coach Greg Cronin said.

Goals have been hard to come by for opponents of both the Sabres and Ducks of late, and that's why our NHL expert picks for Friday night think the Under is a solid play in this tete-a-tete.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders NHL game to be played on November 30, 2024 on ESPN.

The New York Islanders return home as they face the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Islanders prediction and pick. The Sabres enter Friday sitting at 11-10-1 on the year.