Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction & Picks - NHL

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Tampa Bay Lightning
4/15/24 19:00
Buffalo Sabres

Prediction:

 

Tampa Bay Lightning win the match

-185
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 by Matthew Newman in NHL Picks

An Atlantic matchup on Monday has the 38-37-6 Buffalo Sabres visiting the 44-28-8 Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning have been safely in a wildcard spot for a while, helped by an excellent 24-10-5 record at home. They lost to the Ottawa Senators in their most recent game at Amalie Arena in a shootout, the first time that they have lost a shootout this season. They also lost their final road game of the season, 2-4 in Washington on Saturday against the Capitals. There has been no lack of effort from the Bolts, despite not having anything much to play for but the Caps were able to take advantage of the mistakes that Tampa made to see them off. Back at home for their last two this season could see them step up their game ahead of the playoffs.

The Sabres will not be making the playoffs this year as they close out their season in Florida. They have 82 points so far, a step backwards from the 91 that they picked up last season but still better than any other season since 2011/12. They fell in overtime to the Florida Panthers on Saturday, a game where four goals were scored in the first 10 minutes of the first period and then nothing until overtime. They ended their home games with a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals, winning four of their last five at KeyBank Center. They have been happier there than on the road in recent weeks, their weekend defeat at the Panthers leaving them with 242 goals scored and 242 goals conceded this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres Form

Table

Teams Pts P W L GD
13 Tampa Bay Lightning
98 2122 37 29 +23
22 Buffalo Sabres
84 1612 33 37 +2

Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres Latest Matches

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning Latest matches
L W W L W L
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Apr 11, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
2 :  3
Ottawa Senators

Apr 9, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
5 :  2
Columbus Blue Jackets

Apr 6, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
5 :  4
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 4, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
4 :  7
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 3, 2024 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
1 :  4
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 1, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
2 :  4
Detroit Red Wings
L W W L W L
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Apr 11, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
2 :  3
Ottawa Senators

Apr 9, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
5 :  2
Columbus Blue Jackets

Apr 1, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
2 :  4
Detroit Red Wings

Mar 27, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
3 :  1
Boston Bruins

Mar 14, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
6 :  3
New York Rangers

Feb 19, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
2 :  4
Ottawa Senators
W W W W W L
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Apr 6, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
5 :  4
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 4, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
4 :  7
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 3, 2024 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
1 :  4
Tampa Bay Lightning

Mar 19, 2024 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
3 :  5
Tampa Bay Lightning

Mar 16, 2024 - NHL

Florida Panthers
3 :  5
Tampa Bay Lightning

Feb 24, 2024 - NHL

New York Islanders
2 :  4
Tampa Bay Lightning
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres Latest matches
L L W W L L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Apr 9, 2024 - NHL

Dallas Stars
3 :  2
Buffalo Sabres

Apr 7, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
3 :  1
Buffalo Sabres

Apr 5, 2024 - NHL

Buffalo Sabres
4 :  2
Philadelphia Flyers

Mar 18, 2024 - NHL

Seattle Kraken
2 :  6
Buffalo Sabres

Mar 6, 2024 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
2 :  1
Buffalo Sabres

Feb 27, 2024 - NHL

Florida Panthers
3 :  2
Buffalo Sabres
W L L L W W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Apr 5, 2024 - NHL

Buffalo Sabres
4 :  2
Philadelphia Flyers

Feb 25, 2024 - NHL

Buffalo Sabres
3 :  2
Carolina Hurricanes

Feb 15, 2024 - NHL

Buffalo Sabres
0 :  4
Florida Panthers

Feb 6, 2024 - NHL

Buffalo Sabres
1 :  2
Dallas Stars

Dec 27, 2023 - NHL

Buffalo Sabres
1 :  4
Boston Bruins

Dec 21, 2023 - NHL

Buffalo Sabres
9 :  3
Toronto Maple Leafs
W L L W L L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Apr 9, 2024 - NHL

Dallas Stars
3 :  2
Buffalo Sabres

Apr 7, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
3 :  1
Buffalo Sabres

Mar 18, 2024 - NHL

Seattle Kraken
2 :  6
Buffalo Sabres

Mar 6, 2024 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
2 :  1
Buffalo Sabres

Feb 27, 2024 - NHL

Florida Panthers
3 :  2
Buffalo Sabres

Feb 23, 2024 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
1 :  2
Buffalo Sabres

Tampa Bay Lightning against Buffalo Sabres : Head to Head (H2H)

Tampa Bay Lightning

50 %

Buffalo Sabres

50 %

Apr 10, 2022 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
5 :  0
Buffalo Sabres

Nov 13, 2018 - NHL

Buffalo Sabres
2 :  1
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres Picks

Players list

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning

M. Tomkins

A. Vasilevskiy

V. Hedman

N. Perbix

D. Raddysh

E. Lilleberg

M. Dumba

E. Cernak

M. Eyssimont

T. Jeannot

M. Chaffee

B. Hagel

L. Glendening

N. Kucherov

S. Stamkos

A. Duclair

C. Sheary

N. Paul

A. Cirelli

B. Point

Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres

U. Luukkonen

E. Comrie

J. Bryson

H. Jokiharju

R. Dahlin

C. Clifton

O. Power

B. Byram

J. Greenway

J. Peterka

J. Quinn

P. Krebs

D. Cozens

V. Olofsson

Z. Girgensons

J. Skinner

T. Thompson

T. Jost

A. Tuch

Z. Benson

Tampa Bay Lightning - Buffalo Sabres Key Points

  1. Nikita Kucherov’s 141 points have him four clear of any other player.
  2. Steven Stamkos is one goal shy of his seventh career 40-goal season.
  3. The Sabres are 2-6-2 in their last 10 on the road.
  4. In the East, only Toronto have scored more goals than the Lightning.

Our Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

This is a tricky game to predict with neither team having anything left to play for, the Lightning waiting for the playoffs and the Sabres waiting to get on the golf course. This is the final game of the season for Buffalo but the Lightning need to tighten things up before going into the playoffs so Jon Cooper will have had plenty to say about their defeat in Washington so we expect them to respond. Our Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres prediction is the Lighting on the moneyline, -185 with DraftKings but don't be surprised if they need overtime or a shootout to get the job done.

Prediction:

 

Tampa Bay Lightning win the match

-185
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