Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres 11/26/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Buffalo Sabres were welcome the Montreal Canadiens Friday night to the Keybank Center. Montreal comes into this game struggling with a 5-14-2 record overall after losing for the last five games played including a 6-3 blowout loss on the road against Washington last game out. Goalie Jake Allen struggled immensely against the potent Washington offense posting a .824 save percentage after allowing six goals on 34 shots.

Arturri Lehkonen Carried the Canadiens offense with one goal and one assist in just under 15.5 minutes on the ice. Jake Evans added one goal and one assist, while Cole Caulfiled chipped in with one goal as well.

The Buffalo Sabres limp into Friday night's game riding a four game losing streak with a 7-10-2 record overall after a 5-1 home loss to the Boston Bruins. Buffalo struggled immensely against the Boston defense as Kyle Okposo scored the only goal of the game for Buffalo in 25 shots on goal.

Offensively Buffalo has been lackluster thus far this season averaging 2.79 goals per game on 28.2 shots. Tage Thompson Is the team leader boasting a team high 13 points, while leading the team with eight goals on 54 shots thus far this season.