The Buffalo Sabres are playing some of the best hockey in the NHL. They have won five straight and outscored their opponents 19-8 over that span. The five straight wins weren’t against bottom feeders. They were against some of the top echelon in the league. They knocked off Tampa on the road 6-2, Pittsburgh 5-1 on the road, and Vegas at home 3-2. The Sabres are now tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the top spot in the Atlantic and show no signs of slowing down. Tonight Buffalo will welcome in the Nashville Predators to KeyBank Center. The Preds had better be clicking on every cylinder or Buffalo will make them pay. The Sabres are a formidable 18-8-3 in western New York, have the edge in goals scored, goals against, and took care of business against the Predators in Nashville on January 20th, cruising to a 5-3 victory. Buffalo is not to be taken lightly and could very well be Stanley Cup bound.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES