GDT: Game 68: Predators @ Buffalo Sabres | 04.01.22 | 6p

[Legionnaire11]

(39-24-4) 82 pts
Predators Lineup:
Forsberg-Johansen-Duchene
Tolvanen-Granlund-Kunin
Trenin-Sissons-Jeannot
Cousins-McCarron-Tomasino


Josi-Carrier
Ekholm-Lauzon
Davies-Benning

Predators Injuries:
Dante Fabbro - DTD - Upper Body
Mark Borowiecki - DTD - Upper Body



(24-33-11) 59 pts
Sabres Lineup:
Skinner-Thompson-Tuch
Krebs-Cozens-Hinostroza
Asplund-Mittelstadt-Olofsson
Girgensons-Eakin-Okposo

Dahlin-Jokiharju
Samuelsson-Fitzgerald
Bryson-Pysyk

Sabres Injuries:
Mattias Samuelsson - DTD
Colin Miller - DTD - COVID
John Hayden - DTD - COVID
Malcolm Subban - IR - Upper Body
Drake Caggiula - IR - Neck
Andrew Oglevie - IR
Johnny Boychuk - IR - Eye

Goalies:

Juuse Saros
(33-20-3) .921

vs

Craig Anderson
(12-9-2) .902

Last Game:
Predators: W | 4-1 vs OTT
Sabres: SOL | 2-3 vs WPG

Betting Odds:

Recap:

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[Mass]

The Central refuses to lose at this point. It’s maddening.

 

[adsfan]

The Central refuses to lose at this point. It’s maddening.

Wild 7-1-2 OT1 15 pts 87 total

Blues 5-3-2 W2 12 pts 83 total

Preds 6-4-0 W2 12 pts 82 total

Stars 6-4-0 W2 12 pts 79 total


It is true.

 

[Mustard]

Buffalo, although bad, will probably have extra bounce in their steps given this is the first time most of their players have played a home game with a good crowd. Gotta be ready to go, especially given our terrible starts as of late.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Wild 7-1-2 OT1 15 pts 87 total

Blues 5-3-2 W2 12 pts 83 total

Preds 6-4-0 W2 12 pts 82 total

Stars 6-4-0 W2 12 pts 79 total


It is true.

We have a really tough schedule the rest of the way too, including:

Wild x2
Panthers
Penguins
Blues
Lightning
Oilers
Flames x2
Avs

A LOT of work left to do considering teams like Vegas only have something like 5 games left against playoff-bound teams. Really need to get 2 points out of all our remaining games against teams like Buffalo, Ottawa, etc...

 

[Paranoid Android]

Dallas and Vegas have two of the easiest schedules remaining, and us one of the hardest. Gotta be sharp down the stretch here

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[Legionnaire11]

That might be a good thing, get some good tests and intense games over these final 15 to tune up for the playoffs.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

That might be a good thing, get some good tests and intense games over these final 15 to tune up for the playoffs.

Maybe. We might also be completely gassed going into our first round matchup or just miss qualifying if we play like 3 and 4 games ago instead of the last 2.

 

[adsfan]

We have a really tough schedule the rest of the way too, including:

Wild x2
Panthers
Penguins
Blues
Lightning
Oilers
Flames x2
Avs

A LOT of work left to do considering teams like Vegas only have something like 5 games left against playoff-bound teams. Really need to get 2 points out of all our remaining games against teams like Buffalo, Ottawa, etc...

I would love to see two regulation wins against the Wild. I have 3 reasons:

Liarpold

Suter

The Iowa Wild are the dirtiest AHL team that I have seen this season. I want to see them and their parent team out of the playoffs!

 

[Legionnaire11]

Expect a delayed start to this one. Just like the Pekka ceremony, the Sabres are asking all fans to be seated by 6:40e for the Jeanneret ceremony.

 

[BigFatCat999]

The Sabres are playing like expansion era Preds hard and will get dirty wins. Nothing will be easy about thiw.

 

[Predsanddead24]

Expect a delayed start to this one. Just like the Pekka ceremony, the Sabres are asking all fans to be seated by 6:40e for the Jeanneret ceremony.

Guess every team decided we’re the best opponent for ceremonies this season. Pronger, Koivu, and now this guy. I’m guessing Jeannot goes off in honor of the guy having a similar name.

 

[weeze]

We have a really tough schedule the rest of the way too, including:

Wild x2
Panthers
Penguins
Blues
Lightning
Oilers
Flames x2
Avs

A LOT of work left to do considering teams like Vegas only have something like 5 games left against playoff-bound teams. Really need to get 2 points out of all our remaining games against teams like Buffalo, Ottawa, etc...

So then we still have games against :

Buffalo - Tonight
Ott
SJS
Chi
Ariz

These are must win games with Buff, Ott and Ariz away games. Take no nights off and no prisoners!

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

So then we still have games against :

Buffalo - Tonight
Ott
SJS
Chi
Ariz

These are must win games with Buff, Ott and Ariz away games. Take no nights off and no prisoners!

I want the Arizona game to be a "who cares" game where we sit half our team and play a bunch of callups.

 

[drwpreds]

Buffalo, although bad, will probably have extra bounce in their steps given this is the first time most of their players have played a home game with a good crowd. Gotta be ready to go, especially given our terrible starts as of late.

And they are red hot- points in 9 of last 10 games (6-1-3). Including wins over Vegas, Toronto, Calgary and Pittsburgh

Also good chance of OT- 6 of their last 7 have gone to OT- and the one that didn’t they scored a goal in the final seconds of regulation to win

Will be a tough game

 

[sparkle twin]

Well this is another fine start.

6 games in a row allowing the first goal.

 

[bdub24]

Scoresberg picking up the slop!

 

[sparkle twin]

Alright Fil!

 

[bdub24]

I f***ing hate Carrier

 

[bdub24]

Nice giveaway for no f***ing reason in the neutral zone. I f***ing hate Benning

 

[Aardvarksson]

Rough start. Defensemen look lost and Saros isnt sharp either.

 

[Flgatorguy87]

4th line on for both so far. Tomasino probably would like a do over on both.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Is it just me or is that ICEE logo messing up the whole picture? Everything is smooth and natural when it's not showing, but when it's on screen things get slower and more jerky, with the ICEE logo being especially funky.

edit: Now it's Land Rover

 

[sparkle twin]

Yeah all those logos like, flicker, when they come on the screen.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Preds look hung over.