Friday, November 28, 2014 at 7:00 PM ET

First Niagara Center in Buffalo

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The Montreal Canadiens will make the trip to upstate New York to battle the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night. This game will take place at the First Niagara Center. Montreal is coming off 5-0 thrashing at the hands of the New York Rangers on Sunday. Overall, the Canadiens are 16-6-1, 33 points, and first place in the Atlantic Division. Montreal is just 1 point ahead of Tampa Bay. For the Sabres, they come into the game fresh off a 2-0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Buffalo ranks tied with Columbus as the worst teams in the NHl. The Sabres have just 14 points in 22 games.

The Buffalo Sabres are being outscored 72-37 on the season. Buffalo is the worst scoring team in all of the league, with just 1.6 goals per game. The Sabres used Left Wing Tyler Ennis for their top scoring. Ennis has 6 goals and 7 assists on the season. Defensively, Buffalo is allowing 3.3 goals per game, which is the fourth worst in the league. The Sabres rank last in power play as well, scoring on just under 7% of chances. The Sabres finished with just 52 points a season ago.

For the Montreal Canadiens, they have used left wing Max Pacioretty for 10 goals and 8 assists on the season. Overall, Montreal is scoring 2.5 goals per game, and also allowing 2.5. The Canadiens top goaltender has been Carey Price, as he is allowing 2.35 goals per game. In games played on the road this season, Montreal is 7-3-1. On the season, the Canadiens have outscored their opponents by just 4 goals.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

Montreal Canadiens are 16-7-0 Against the Spread

Montreal Canadiens are 7-11-0 against the Over/Under

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

Buffalo Sabres are 6-16-0 Against the Spread

Buffalo Sabres are 8-10-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Montreal Canadiens

11/07/14 LW Michael Bournival Shoulder out indefinitely

Buffalo Sabres

11/26/14 C Cody McCormick Concussion "?" Friday vs Montreal
11/26/14 D Tyler Myers Hand "?" Friday vs Montreal
11/16/14 D Josh Gorges Knee out indefinitely
10/31/14 GO Matt Hackett Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Buffalo

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