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The Buffalo Sabres head to the Mile High City to take on the Colorado Avalanche Thursday night. Check out our NHL odds series as we hand out a Sabres-Avalanche prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Sabres-Avalanche NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: Sabres-Avalanche […]

The Philadelphia Flyers entered the season hoping to make up for their late-season collapse in 2023-24. Philadelphia had a playoff spot locked up for most of the season. However, they hit a brutal run of form down the stretch. And in the end, the Flyers missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs completely. They hoped for a […]

The Buffalo Stars are starting to turn their series around after finally ending their disappointing losing streak, but it could be too little too late in a difficult Atlantic Division. The Dallas Stars had higher hopes for their season than sitting in fourth in the Central Division at the halfway point, but there is still […]

The Buffalo Sabres are talking trade as they look to shake up their roster. But Buffalo has found much better luck on the ice. After snapping their 13-game losing streak against the New York Islanders, they picked up another win. And they have forward Alex Tuch to thank for their recent victory over the Chicago […]

The Buffalo Sabres recently snapped a brutal 13-game losing streak before Christmas. And when they returned to action following a league-wide break, Buffalo routed the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 to put up another impressive win. Despite the wins, the Sabres are in discussions with other teams about potential trades. One name coming up in trade talks […]

The Buffalo Sabres look for a second straight win as they face the Chicago Blackhawks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blackhawks-Sabres prediction and pick. The Blackhawks come into the game sitting at 12-21-2, last place in the Central Division. They have lost two straight, and in their last game, […]

The Buffalo Sabres are one of the worst teams in the NHL. Buffalo entered play having lost 13 straight games and they looked largely uninspired on the ice. The Sabres even had a meeting with the team owners to try and figure things out. On Monday night, however, Buffalo played perhaps its best game of […]

Two of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference face off as the Buffalo Sabres visit the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Islanders prediction and pick. The Sabres come into the game at 11-19-4 on the year, which is last place in the Atlantic Division. They […]

The Buffalo Sabres will head to Beantown on Saturday to face the Boston Bruins. It’s an Atlantic Division showdown at the TD Garden as we share our NHL odds series and make a Sabres-Bruins prediction and pick. It will be the first time the Sabres and Bruins face one another this season. Significantly, the Bruins […]

Marcus Foligno of the Minnesota Wild threw shade at the Buffalo Sabres after his team lost 2-1 to the Utah Hockey Club on Friday night. “We’re fighting through it now. We’re in a little bit of a sludge and just gotta go through it. It takes all of us to get ourselves out of it,” […]

The Buffalo Sabres are in a bad spot right now. Buffalo entered play on Friday with losses in 11 straight games. Unfortunately, the bad luck continued on Friday when they fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs on home ice. The slump has sparked trade discussion around players like Dylan Cozens and Bowen Byram as the […]

It’s challenging to find two teams going in more opposite directions than the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres. The Maple Leafs are 7-3 over their last ten games, while the Sabres have lost 11 consecutive games. Toronto has won three consecutive games against Buffalo, including their first matchup this past Monday when they won […]

The Buffalo Sabres have lost their last 11 games and are in last place in the Atlantic Division. They have missed the playoffs in 13 consecutive seasons, the longest streak in NHL history. Things are bleak and not looking up, considering they are fresh off another rebuild. Despite a meeting with owner Terry Pegula last […]

The Vancouver Canucks came close to making the Western Conference Finals in 2024. Vancouver had a very respectable offense that helped them take the Edmonton Oilers to the brink of elimination. However, not everyone was firing on all cylinders. Elias Pettersson struggled during the postseason, and those struggles continue in 2024-25.  Recently, NHL insider Elliotte […]

The Buffalo Sabres lost to the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Tuesday. It was Buffalo’s 11th consecutive loss and came after owner Terry Pegula spoke to the team. The Bills and Sabres owner flew to Montreal to reassure the team that the answer to their winless streak was in the room. And then they gave up […]

The Buffalo Sabres had high hopes entering the 2024-25 season following a disastrous 2023-24. The Sabres hired Lindy Ruff as head coach to help lead this young team toward future glory. However, things have not gone to plan in the slightest. Buffalo has lost 10 straight games and are among the worst teams in the […]

The Buffalo Sabres continue their Canadian road trip as they visit the Montreal Canadiens. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Sabres come into the game at 11-16-4, sitting in seventh in the Atlantic Division. Still, it has been a rough stretch for the Sabres, as […]

The Buffalo Sabres are nothing short of a total dumpster fire, having lost 10 straight games; their latest loss was a 5-3 defeat at the hands of the division rival Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night on the back of a John Tavares hat trick. As the Sabres get set to take on the Montreal […]

The downward spiral continues for the Buffalo Sabres. On Sunday, Lindy Ruff’s team suffered its 10th loss in a row after being taken down by Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto to the tune of a 5-3 score. Ruff was left understandably frustrated by yet another Buffalo loss, though, this one was perhaps […]

The Buffalo Sabres are not having the best season in 2024-25. Buffalo is careening toward its 14th straight campaign without postseason hockey. Buffalo has shown a willingness to shake up its roster in the past. And they may do so again if any trade rumors around center Dylan Cozens are to be believed. A few […]

The top team in the Eastern Conference takes to the ice as the Buffalo Sabres face the Washington Capitals. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Capitals prediction and pick. The Buffalo Sabres come into the game sitting at 11-14-4 on the year, good for a tie for sixth place in […]

In a battle of teams struggling mightily in the Eastern Conference, the New York Rangers outlasted the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Wednesday night, defeating their cross-divisional foes 3-2. Mika Zibanejad was a catalyst for the Blueshirts, scoring his 300th goal in the triumph; it was just New York’s third win in 11 tries […]

The New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres have been in the news for all the wrong reasons over the last week, and something has got to give when they face off in a battle of two New York State teams. The Sabres dominated the first matchup at Madison Square Garden this season, winning 6-1 as […]

The Buffalo Sabres are off to a rough start in the 2024-25 NHL season. With 26 points from 28 games, they are on the outside of the playoff picture while carrying a 13-year drought. Things got worse when general manager Kevyn Adams said Buffalo is not a destination city because they don’t have palm trees […]

The Detroit Red Wings will travel to Western New York on Monday to face the Buffalo Sabres. It will be an Eastern Conference clash at the KeyBank Center as we share our NHL odds series and make a Red Wings-Sabres prediction and pick. The Red Wings are 29-21 over the past 50 games against the […]

The Buffalo Sabres are once again trudging through the difficulties of another tough start to their season, and general manager Kevyn Adams recently dropped a rather sobering take about the realistic state of affairs in attracting top talent from across the NHL. The city of Buffalo is anything but a tropical destination, and the state […]

The Buffalo Sabres continue their homestand as they face the Utah Hockey Club. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Utah Hockey Club-Sabres prediction and pick. The Utah Hockey Club comes into the game sitting at 10-11-4 on the year. That places them in sixth place in the Central Division. They […]

There were two challenges for goaltender interference in Thursday night’s tilt between the Buffalo Sabres and Winnipeg Jets at KeyBank Center in Western New York — and the Sabres lost both of them. After falling 3-2 in overtime to their cross-conference foes at home, netminder Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen voiced his displeasure with the referees’ decision in […]

The Buffalo Sabres hold the NHL’s longest postseason drought, having failed to play beyond Game 82 of the regular season since 2010-11. Based on their performance in the 2024-25 NHL campaign so far, that drought seems unlikely to end. The Sabres have lost five straight home games, including a humiliating 5-4 defeat to the Colorado […]

It looks like Jacob Trouba has come to the end of the road with the New York Rangers. The captain will reportedly be scratched on Friday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins, as Chris Drury and the front office look to either trade the veteran or place him on waivers, per The Athletic’s Arthur Staple. Naturally, […]

Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said that defenseman Rasmus Dahlin will not be in the lineup for Thursday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets due to bask spasms. “It should be short term, but you never know,” Lundy Ruff said, via TSN. Dahlin left the Sabres’ 5-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday with […]

The Winnipeg Jets look to break their losing streak as they face the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Jets-Sabres prediction and pick. The Jets come into the game sitting at 18-8-0 on the year, which is good for second in the Central Division. They have lost five […]

The Colorado Avalanche and Buffalo Sabres are both searching for a win after a losing stretch. The Avalanche have been dominant against the Sabres, winning eight of their past ten matchups since 2018. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Sabres prediction and pick. Here are the Avalanche-Sabres NHL odds, courtesy of […]

The New York Islanders return home as they face the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Islanders prediction and pick. The Sabres enter Friday sitting at 11-10-1 on the year. They are just five points behind the Maple Leafs for first in the Atlantic Division. They will face […]

The Buffalo Sabres are off to a solid start to their 2024-25 campaign with 23 points in 21 games. They are looking to break a 13-year playoff drought with a young core built around forward Tage Thompson. The forward has been out since November 11 with a lower-body injury. After practice on Tuesday, Tage Thompson […]

The Sabres and the Sharks meet in San Jose! The Sharks have had a rough start to the year, while the Sabres have been solid at best. We continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Sharks prediction and pick. The Buffalo Sabres struggled last season, but they look better already this year. Tage Thompson and […]

The Buffalo Sabres and Anaheim Ducks have had little to celebrate over the last few seasons. However, things could start to turn around for the struggling franchises, as they sit with .500 records almost a quarter into the season. The Sabres sit fourth in the Atlantic Division, while the Ducks are seventh in the Pacific […]

Just as the Buffalo Sabres began to create meaningful forward progress in 2024-25, the injury bug hit. The Sabres will be without both star forward Tage Thompson and starting goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in a cross-conference clash against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. “Both guys are doing good but will not play,” head coach […]

The Buffalo Sabres lost a high-scoring shootout on Monday afternoon at KeyBank Centre, dropping a 7-5 decision to the division-rival Montreal Canadiens. Unfortunately for Buffalo, that wasn’t their only loss of the day. Forward Tage Thompson, arguably Buffalo’s most important player, left the game with a lower-body injury and was ruled out for the remainder […]