Senators at Sabres 4/4/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Ottawa Senators will play the second half of a road back-to-back on Thursday when they visit the Buffalo Sabres after playing the New York Rangers on Wednesday night. The Senators were beaten by Tampa Bay on Monday 5-2. Max Veronneau and Brady Tkachuk score Ottawa’s only two goals, while Craig Anderson made 21 saves in net for the Senators.

Buffalo lost its eighth straight game on Tuesday after falling to the Nashville Predators 3-2. Buffalo rallied from one-goal deficits in both the first and second periods, but could not answer Nashville’s third period goal. Scoring for Buffalo in the loss were Kyle Okposo and Jeff Skinner. Mark Stone leads Ottawa in goals scored with 28 and points with 62. Thomas Chabot is the assists leader with 40. Goalie Craig Anderson 17-26-4 with a goals against average of 3.46 and a .904 save percentage. Ottawa is 15th in goals scored per game at 2.96 and 31st in goals against at 3.66.

Jeff Skinner leads Buffalo in goals scored with 38. Jack Eichel is the leader in assists with 50 and points with 77. Linus Ullmark is 14-14-4 with a goal’s against average of 3.17 and save percentage of .904. On the season, Buffalo is 27th goals scored per game at 2.61 and 25th in goals against at 3.31.