Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks 3/28/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Buffalo Sabres complete a back to back on Monday when visiting the Chicago Blackhawks after hosting the Washington Capitals on Sunday. Buffalo is sixth in the Atlantic division at 23-33-9 with 55 points. The Sabres were defeated by the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Friday snapping a two-game winning streak for Buffalo.  The Sabers are 12th in the Eastern Conference standings.

Tage Thompson is leading Buffalo in goals scored with 27 and points with 49, while Rasmus Dahlin is the leader in assists with 30. In goal, Dustin Tokarski is 6-9-5 with a goals against average of 3.07, save percentage of .907 and one shutout. Buffalo scores an average of 2.63 goals per game and allows an average of 3.46 goals per game. Buffalo's power play scores 18.3% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 75.7% of the time.

Chicago looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting Buffalo on Monday. Chicago is seventh in the Central Division at 24-32-10 with 58 points. The Blackhawks are 14th in the Western Conference standings and out of playoff contention. Chicago was defeated by the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Saturday, snapping a two-game winning streak for the Blackhawks.

Alex DeBrincat is the leading goal scorer for Chicago with 37, while Patrick Kane is the leader in assists with 57 and points with 78. In goal, Kevin Lankinen is 4-8-5 with a goals against average of 3.50 and save percentage of .889. Chicago scores an average of 2.65 goals per game and allows an average of 3.44 goals per game. Chicago's power play scores 20.5% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 76.3% of the time.