Buffalo Sabres vs Montréal Canadiens Prediction, Odds and NHL Picks for Today

The Sabres and Canadiens are set to meet on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal. These teams collided just a few days ago on Oct. 13, with the Canadiens prevailing 4-3 in a shootout. The Habs have home-ice advantage again in this one, and they should be able to find the win column again. The Sabres are playing with fire this season. Buffalo owns a 4-3-1 record, but three of its four wins have come when trailing after two periods. The Sabres have been able to get by, but that is not a recipe for sustained success this season. They have also won just one of their three road games, and this will be their third consecutive road contest.

On the other side, the Canadiens are 3-3-1 and looking to pickup back-to-back wins for the second time this season. The biggest decided that could become a factor in this matchup is the penalty kill. Buffalo's penalty killing unit is off to a rough start, as the Sabres have killed off just 61.5% of opposing power plays. That ranks 29th in the league. The Canadiens are killing off over 80% of opposing man advantages. It's also worth noting that Buffalo's powerplay percentage of 10.3% ranks 30th in the NHL. With special teams bringing many question marks into this one, it's tough to back the Sabres on the road. Look for Montreal to find the win column.

Sabres vs Canadiens prediction: Montreal ML (-145) available at time of publishing. Playable to -150.