Buffalo at Nashville

This young Buffalo squad is in a tough situational spot, at the end of a three-game road trip. And it's been a bad trip, losing at Tampa Bay (5-4) and Florida (3-2). The Sabres are on a 68-144 run on the road, plus 51-104 against winning teams. They face a powerhouse first-place Nashville squad that is #10 in the NHL in scoring, while the defense is tops in goals allowed and #13 in penalty killing. The Predators are on a 10-1 run against the Eastern Conference, as well as 58-27 at home. Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne has collected three shutouts in six career meetings with Buffalo, and the Sabres are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings. Play Nashville.