Red Wings at Sabres 2/9/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 9:10 AM ET

The Detroit Red Wings look to bounce back from a loss when they visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. The Red Wings lost on Thursday to the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3. In the loss, Gustav Nyquist, Michael Rasmussen and Thomas Vanek scored for the Red Wings. Detroit is 21-26-7 with 49 points.

The Buffalo Sabres lost their most recent outing in overtime 6-5 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. The Sabres are now 9-14-5 since a 10-game winning streak in late November. Buffalo won a 5-4 shootout on Tuesday over Minnesota but has not won two straight games since December 11 and 13.
Dylan Larkin leads the Red Wings in goals scored with 22 and in points with 51. Gustav Nyquist is the assists leader with 33. Goalie Jimmy Howard is 15-14-5 with a goals against of 2.77 and a save percentage of .914. Detroit is 25th in goals scored per game at 2.80 and 23rd in goals against at 3.20.

Jeff Skinner leads Buffalo in goals scored with 33. Jack Eichel is the leader in assists with 40 and points with 57. Linus Ullmark is 11-5-4 with a goal’s against average of 3.06 and save percentage of .909. On the season, Buffalo is 18th goals scored per game at 2.91 and 20th in goals against at 3.11.

Detroit has won 12 of the last 16 against the Sabres played in Buffalo. The visiting team (Detroit) has won 9 of the last 13 meetings between the two. Buffalo has struggled of late losing 7 of the last 10 overall and 5 of the last 6 on Saturday, and 9 of the last 10 on 1 days rest. Final Score Prediction, Detroit Red Wings win 4-2.

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