Tampa Bay Lightning visit Buffalo Sabres with both goalies struggling to stop pucks this season

Tampa Bay and Buffalo meet in a game the article expects to be high-scoring, citing defensive and goaltending concerns on both sides. Tampa have started strongly overall but have struggled away from home, while Buffalo have been middling and have not been especially strong at home.

Tampa are 11-4-2, scoring 3.71 goals and conceding 3.06 per game; Andrei Vasilevskiy has an .883 save percentage. Buffalo are 8-6-3, scoring just under three goals and conceding 3.29 per game; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has an .878 save percentage, though he has allowed fewer goals at home. The writer predicts at least seven combined goals and recommends the over 6.5.