Buffalo @ Seattle
Buffalo +104 over Seattle

Posted at 2:30 PM EST. Odds subject to change.

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Buffalo +104 over Seattle

10:07 PM EST. OT included. The Sabres were dubbed “sellers” at the deadline after moving leading scorer Casey Mittelstadt to Colorado, as well as Kyle Okposo (Florida) and Erik Johnson (Philadelphia). The Mittelstadt trade was the most interesting of the bunch, as the Sabres brought in a fresh face in defenseman Bo Byram, who is a former top-5 (fourth) pick and a Stanley Cup champion. Byram did not idly sit by while the Avalanche won the cup in 2022 either, as he put up nine assists in 20 games during that run. With the Avs desperate for depth scoring outside of their top line, they pulled the trigger, sending Byram to Buffalo, and since he’s landed in Western New York, the 22-year-old has three goals and five points in five games.

The Sabres are 3-2 since the trade deadline, but they knocked off the mighty Oilers 3-2 in a shootout, put up seven goals in a 7-3 win over the Red Wings, and took down the red-hot Islanders, 4-0, before falling to the Wings 4-1 on Saturday. The Sabres now sit five points back of Detroit for the final Wild Card spot, and although they kicked off this road trip on a sour note, they catch a Seattle side that has wilted after four straight losses to find itself nine points out of the Wild Card race out West.

Situationally speaking, the Sabres catch the Kraken here after a four-game home stand that stretches back 11 days, and now Seattle gets set to head out on the road for a pair of games in Vegas and Arizona before returning home to play Montreal on Sunday. Perhaps the Kraken will bring their “A” game tonight after failing to do so in “must-win” situations against Winnipeg (L, 3-0), Vegas (L, 5-4 OT), Washington (L, 2-1), and Nashville (L, 4-1), but aside from that game versus Vegas, the Kraken have struggled to find the back of the net. Of their last five losses, the Kraken scored just once versus the Preds, Capitals, and Oilers, and they were shut out by the Jets. It appears the Kraken are gripping their sticks as their season slips away, which makes them a potentially weak favorite against an undervalued invader who is still playing for its potential playoff future and should not lack motivation here as a plucky pooch.

Sherwood

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Our Pick

Buffalo +104 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 2.08)

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