San Jose Sharks vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction: Expect a lot of pucks

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on January 28. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

San Jose currently has the longest winning streak in the current regular season. It's only three games, but for the Sharks, any success is already tremendous progress. If the victory over Anaheim was not a sensation - 5:3, after all, both California teams are league outsiders, then David Quinn's wards beat Los Angeles and the Rangers - 4:3 and 3:2, respectively. Of course, all these feats in the performance of Black and Green did not affect their position, as they remain in last place in the Western Conference standings, but faith in a bright future for them began to appear.

Buffalo certainly can't take credit for their performance in the current regular season. A year earlier, they were close to making the playoffs, and the team was actively progressing, so now they should be close to the Cup Final Eight again, but in reality, we're not seeing anything like that. At the same time, we can't say that the Blades are giving out one series of defeats after another. The current tour of California for the Yellow-Blues has been a mixed success, as they lost to Anaheim 2:4 to start with, but the day before, they beat Los Angeles 5.

San Jose and Buffalo are currently very low in their respective conference standings. The only difference is that the Sharks are already 20 points behind the coveted Cup Eight, but the Blades continue to keep their chances of making the playoffs, as they need to win back seven points. It's not the easiest task, but last season, we saw that the Blues could produce productive stretches. Now, we can expect something similar from Don Granato's men, and we should start with the upcoming battle, as they have won their last three head-to-head battles with the Californians.

San Jose is the most conceding team in the Western Conference and the entire league. In 48 meetings, the Sharks have already conceded 191 pucks (3.98 average per game). The Californians have been clinging to points lately, but their defensive reliability is still mediocre. In addition, in the three previous head-to-head meetings, the Blades have scored 13 pucks (4.33 average per game).