Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

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PREDICTION SCREEN

RAW likes Buffalo Sabres +1.5.

WHY RAW LIKES IT

• Montreal was without starting goalie Samuel Montembeault, defenseman Mike Matheson, and forward Ivan Demidov.
• Montreal started Jacob Fowler, whose NHL starting track record was limited.
• Buffalo regained Jiri Kulich and Josh Norris, preserving center depth.
• Neither team had a real rest or travel edge.

BIGGEST CONCERN

Buffalo was without Rasmus Dahlin and Conor Timmins, weakening its blue line against Montreal's Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky line.

WHAT COULD GO WRONG

• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was expected rather than confirmed and had poor results in his first five appearances.
• Montreal had a viable path to a two-goal win through Buffalo defensive breakdowns.

BOTTOM LINE

Montreal was without starting goalie Samuel Montembeault, defenseman Mike Matheson, and forward Ivan Demidov. The concern: Buffalo was without Rasmus Dahlin and Conor Timmins, weakening its blue line against Montreal's Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky line.

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