Morning Skate: Monday, 4/6

Tonight’s Slate:
Red Wings @ Sabres, 7:00 ET
Senators @ Canadiens, 7:30
Kings @ Flames, 9:30

Game of the Night:
Detroit Red Wings @ Buffalo Sabres
7:00 ET… TV: VERSUS, TSN2

Records:
Overall: Red Wings (50-19-9) … Sabres (38-31-9)
Last Ten: Red Wings (6-4-0) … Sabres (4-4-2)
Away/Home: Red Wings (23-11-5) … Sabres (22-14-3)
Season Series: 1-0 Red Wings

Players to watch:
DET- Henrik Zetterberg
He has just 1 point in the last 5 games… that could change tonight.
BUF- Derek Roy
To beat Detroit tonight, Roy will need to step up.

Projected Goaltenders:
DET- Chris Osgood (Yesterday vs. MIN: 20 Saves, 2 GA)
BUF- Ryan Miller (08-09 stats: 32-17-6, 2.57 GAA)

Injury Report:
DET- Brian Rafalski (groin, doubtful), Andreas Lilja (concussion, out)
BUF- Patrick Lalime (hip, out)

Game Thoughts:
This is obviously a must-win game for the Sabres, as they sit 4 points back of the Rangers & Panthers. Detroit took a step in the right direction with their 3-2 win over Minnesota yesterday, and they’ll certainly want to build off that. It’ll likely be a close game, and I like the Wings’ chances.

Prediction: Red Wings 4, Sabres 3
The rest of tonight’s predictions:
Canadiens over Senators
Flames over Kings