NFL Round Table Show
The Buffalo Sabres face the Montreal Canadiens in a matchup between two teams eager to improve to start the season. The Sabres have a 7-11 record and with eight losses in a row have fallen to the bottom of the Atlantic Division while the Canadiens have a 9-8-1 record to start the season. Both teams are looking to improve in the division and the Eastern Conference and the upcoming game should be a good one as result.
The Sabres are having a rough season despite their offense stepping up and scoring 3.44 goals per game. Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, and Jeff Skinner have scored 26 goals and 26 assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense has also been great. Dylan Cozens, Victor Olofsson, and Casey Mittelstadt have combined for 18 goals and 16 assists while defensemen Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power have added seven goals and 21 assists from the point to open up the offense.
The offense has looked great but the defense has let the Sabres down, allowing 3.67 goals per game with 14 goals allowed in the last three games. While Dahlin and Power have combined for 2.2 defensive point shares and 57 blocked shots, the rest of the unit has struggled, allowing opponents to find open shots on the net at will. The bright spot has been the play of goaltender Craig Anderson who has a .910 save percentage an d a 2.82 goals-against average on 201 shots.