The Anaheim Ducks will be hosting the red-hot Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. The Ducks — who were sitting idle on Saturday — will have the rest advantage in this game as the Sabres were in action on Saturday. The Sabres come into this game riding a four-game winning streak, and they are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games. Both of these teams have many offensive threats, but it is the quality of their defensive play that separates them. The Sabres are the eighth-best defensive team in the league, averaging 2.87 goals against per game, while the Ducks average 3.43 goals against per game, which is fourth-worst in the NHL. In their last four games, the Sabres have only allowed three games in total. They are dialed in defensively right now.
The Ducks are a very good team on home ice, and that is where they do most of their winning. They are 22-10-2 at the Honda Center. They are underdogs in this game and I think there is some value there if they can button things up defensively and get a solid performance from their netminder, Lukas Dostal, who is more than capable of delivering a good game. Give me the Ducks in this one.
Sabres vs. Ducks prediction: Ducks ML (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.