This is a 1* FREE PLAY on the Sabres.

Buffalo needs a spark here at the end of the regular season after waffling over the last month. It enters having lost seven of its last eight, including three in a row.

Note though that the Sabres are 4-1 in their last five after three or more straight losses in a row. They're off a humbling 7-0 loss here to Boston two nights ago, but note that they're also 3-1 in their last four off a shutout home loss as an underdog.

They beat Nashville 5-3 on the road back in January, but I'm not reading anything into the "revenge" angle tonight.

The Predators are in dire need of a victory as well, but their form is almost as bad as the Sabres, having lost three in a row, including a 7-0 loss at the Rangers most recently.

With two straight home games vs. the Kraken after this though, I say the Predators' losing streak extends at least one more game.

Consider BUFFALO in this one.

Good luck, NP