The Buffalo Sabres will be hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. The Lightning come into this game playing some good hockey over their last 10 games. They are 6-2-2 in their last 10. The Lightning will be without a key member of their offense in Brayden Point, who recently landed on the IR. The Lightning are one of the best offensive teams in the league. They are averaging 3.71 goals per game, which is 6th best in the NHL. Their offense should work well against a Sabres team that is averaging 3.29 goals against per game. The Sabres will be starting Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen who has a 3.28 GAA and .878 SVP on the season. The Sabres have the ability to fill the net themselves, despite their overall team offensive numbers not showing this. Tage Thompson and Jack Quinn are elite goal scorers.
Seven of the last nine games for the Lightning have gone over the projected 6.5 game total. Andrei Vasilevskiy has not been the rock in net for them that he has been in years past. I expect a fast-paced offensive game between these two teams on Wednesday. Give me the over in this one.
Lightning vs. Sabres prediction: Over 6.5 (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable to -130.
