Vegas Golden Knights – Buffalo Sabres: clash of ambitions 
The Golden Knights welcome Buffalo to their ice for a fixture that could spark fireworks. Vegas are fighting to lock into the top of the Western Conference but have been hit-and-miss recently.
Buffalo, on the other hand, are enjoying one of their best seasons in years and are shaking up the Eastern standings. Will the home side get revenge for the last meeting, or will Buffalo keep rolling with this hot streak? We’ll pick it apart.
Vegas finally showing signs of life 
Sitting 5th in the West (76 points from 67 games, 220 for, 209 against), Vegas have had a tricky run — flashes of quality, then nothing. But hold up: they’ve just started to snap out of it ahead of this game.
After suffering a nasty three-game losing streak (4-2 to Minnesota, 4-2 to Edmonton, 2-1 to Dallas), the Golden Knights have slammed the brakes on that slide with two big, authoritative wins: 6-2 over Pittsburgh, then a perfect 4-0 shutout of Chicago. A spicy stat to note: in each of those three defeats Vegas still outshot their opponent by at least seven. They pepper the goal and produce chances by the bucketload — finishing has simply been hit-or-miss.
Sabres riding a high 
With Buffalo it’s a different story. Sitting an impressive 2nd in the East (88 points from 67 games, 235 for, 200 against), the Sabres are having a dream season and are buzzing right now. Over their last 10 games they’ve slipped only once — a tight 2-1 home loss to Washington, a match they still outshot 30-22.
Everything else has been solid. They pulled off a bonkers 8-7 win over Tampa Bay and beat Toronto on penalties (3-2). The team arrives in Nevada buzzing and turns the smallest attacking moment into real danger.
NHL Pick Vegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres to score over 2.5 goals
Buffalo come in dripping with confidence and an attack that blows up the scoreboard. They create huge chances in front of goal and are ruthlessly clinical at times.
Look at the numbers and it’s a festival for the Sabres: they’ve hit over 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 8 meetings with Vegas, and in 9 of their last 10 road games. Against a Golden Knights defense that has looked shaky lately and made a few costly errors, backing Buffalo’s firepower with an Over 2.5 goals on the Sabres looks like a gift.
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