The Nashville Predators (11-12-0) take on the Buffalo Sabres (10-12-2) Sunday at KeyBank Center. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s'lines around the Predators vs. Sabres odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Preds enter this tilt after losing 4-3 Saturday to the New York Rangers and 6-1 Thursday against the Minnesota Wild. So this will be their 3rd game in 72 hours. LW Filip Forsberg leads the team with 27 points on 12 goals and 15 assists.
The Sabres are 3-4-1 since they lost star forward Tage Thompson to a wrist injury. They have dropped 2 in a row and 3 of 4. They have been bad losses, too, to the tune of 7-2, 6-4 and 6-2. C Casey Mittelstadt is on his way to a breakout season as he leads the club with 21 points on 5 goals and 16 assists. He has a point in 6 of his last 7 games.
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