

The Dallas Stars will be hosting the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. The Sabres come into this game on a three-game losing streak, while the Stars are on the heels of an 8-3 beat down from the Winnipeg Jets on home ice. The Sabres have not been able to get a save this season, and it has really been plaguing them. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is projected to get the start for the Sabres and he has been brutal this season. He has a 3.51 GAA and .867 SVP on the season. As a team, the Sabres are allowing 3.53 goals against per game, which is 27th in the NHL. The Stars on the other hand are a very good defensive team. They are 5th in the league, averaging 2.61 goals against per game. This is largely due to the play of Jake Oettinger.
The Stars are too good of a team to pass up a good bounce back opportunity on home ice with a struggling team coming into town. They should have a solid showing on Saturday. Give me the Stars to win this one in regulation time.
Sabres vs. Stars prediction: Stars 3-way ML (+115) available at time of publishing. Playable to +105.
