The Nashville Predators are in action again tonight, hoping to extend their win streak against a Buffalo Sabres team that could really use a win of their own. The Preds remain without Filip Forsberg, and Mark Borowiecki is also not available due to the injury he sustained in Tuesday’s game.
The Sabres have lost the last six games they’ve played; with interruptions for COVID-19 and Christmas their last win was on December 16th, in a shootout against the Minnesota Wild. They need another win, for team morale and player development if not for their spot in the standings (they’re 10-19-6 this season and sixth in the Atlantic at the moment), and the Preds—again—will need to be wary of taking this game too easy.