Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres Picks & Betting Tips – Sabres To Win High-Scoring Game

Buffalo and the over is tipped here.

Montreal is 2-8 in its last 10 games. The Canadiens are 1-9 on the road.

Montreal has given up three or more goals in six straight games.

Buffalo has lost four straight and 10 of 12. The Sabres have allowed 3 or more goals in 8 of its last 10 games.

Montreal (5-14-2, 12 points) is playing its second of three straight road games.

The Canadiens are 1-8-1 on the road with a with a minus-17 goal differential.

Montreal fell 6-3 at Washington on Wednesday, marking its fifth in the last six games. The Canadiens have been outscored 26-15 during this stretch. Four of the six games have been on the road.

Montreal started this stretch with four straight losses with three of them coming on the road. The Canadiens lost at Detroit (3-2 OT), at Boston (5-2) and at New York (3-2). The returned home and fell to Pittsburgh (6-0) before defeating Nashville (6-3) prior to losing to Washington.

Montreal averages 2.2 goals on 30 shots.

The Canadiens allow 3.6 goals on 31.8 shots. 

Montreal is 9 for 64 on the power play (14.06%).

The Canadiens’ penalty kill is 45 for 66 (68.18%).

C Nick Suzuki, who had an assist against Washington, leads the squad with 11 assists and 15 points.

Suzuki, RW Tyler Toffoli, RW Brendan Gallagher, RW Josh Anderson, LW Mike Hoffman, C Jake Evans, and D Ben Chiarot all have four goals apiece. 

G Jake Allen is 4-9-1 with a 3.02 GAA and .898 save percentage. 

Buffalo (7-10-2, 16 points) concludes a three-game homestand. 

The Sabres are 5-5-1 at home with a minus-2 goal differential.

Buffalo lost to Boston 5-1 at home on Wednesday for its fourth straight loss and fifth in the past six games. The Sabres are 1-5 in its last six contests, getting outscored 28-15. 

Buffalo started this six-game stretch with 5-4 home loss to Toronto. The Sabres then earned a 2-1 win at Pittsburgh before losing four straight vs. Calgary (5-0), at New York Rangers (5-4) and vs. Columbus (7-4).

Buffalo averages 2.8 goals on 28.2 shots.

The Sabres allow 3.5 goals on 33.6 shots.

Buffalo is 11-for-52 (21.1%) on the power play

The Sabres penalty kill is 40-for-52 (76.92%).

RW Tage Thompson, who scored in the first game against Montreal, leads the team with 8 goals and 13 points. 

D Rasmus Dahlin and D Collin Miller, who had a pair of helpers against Montreal, top the team with 9 assists.

G Dustin Tokarski is 3-4-2 with a 3.26 GAA and .904 save percentage.