Buffalo @ DALLAS
Buffalo +167 over DALLAS

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Posted at 12:30 PM EST.

8:05 PM EST. OT included. Have you ever been in a relationship with someone and then you break up for quite some time before getting back together? It’s not the same the second time around but the Dallas Stars figured that bringing back old-school coach Ken Hitchcock would be the key to bringing them back to respectability. If the Stars do indeed take that next step, it won’t be because of a recycled coach. The Stars are extremely top heavy with the key to beating them being stopping their top line. Whether or not the Sabres can do that remains to be seen but no matter how you break it down, the Stars have some intangibles working against them here. First, they are going with Kari Lehtonen (.896 save percentage) in goal. He’s always a big risk. Secondly, the Stars return home from a grueling early season trip through Colorado, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Winnipeg.

The Sabres are playing so much better now than they were over their first half dozen games. Buffalo has been outshot just once over its last five games and that occurred against a San Jose team that is playing at a very high level. Buffalo lost to San Jose 3-2 but was only outshot by two, 33-31. Buffalo has three deserving wins in its last five. Its 5-1 loss to the Jackets over that span was another misleading score among many in the NHL. Non-conference games against new staffs that are returning home from a trip is not a bad place to look for these opportunities. We like the early direction of Buffalo’s offense and we like the form they are starting to take. Win or lose, the Sabres offer up too much value here and we certainly give them a legit shot to emerge with another win. 

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Our Pick

Buffalo +167 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 3.34)

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