Sabres at Red Wings 4/6/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Buffalo Sabres look for a second straight victory on Saturday when they visit they Detroit Red Wings for the final game of the NHL regular season for both teams. The Sabres defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Thursday to snap an eight-game losing streak. Jack Eichel scored one goal and assisted on two others to lead the Sabres.

Detroit was defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Thursday snapping the Red Wings’ six-game winning streak. Matt Puempel scored Detroit’s only goal, his first goal for Detroit in two years. Jimmy Howard stopped 43 shots in net for the Red Wings. Detroit did not qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season after making them each season between 1991 and 2016. Jeff Skinner leads Buffalo in goals scored with 38. Jack Eichel is the leader in assists with 52 and points with 80. Carter Hutton is 18-25-5 with a goal’s against average of 3.00 and save percentage of .908. On the season, Buffalo is 26th goals scored per game at 2.64 and 25th in goals against at 3.30.

Dylan Larkin leads Detroit in goals scored with 32, in assists with 41 and in points with 73. Goalie Jimmy Howard is 23-21-5 with a goals against of 3.00 and a save percentage of .910. Detroit is 21st in goals scored per game at 2.75 and 23rd in goals against at 3.27.