I'm going to take the home 'dog Sabres, who have dominated the Kings at home winning 12 of the past 13 times as the host team.

Buffalo is a respectable 6-6 in its last 12 games with its last four defeats coming all by one goal, two in overtime. The Sabres actually have shown more life without Jack Eichel than they did when they had their best player before he suffered a high ankle sprain.

The Kings are playing on the road for a fifth time in a row. They have lost their last three away matchups and won't be helped by this 10 a.m. West Coast time start.

(Editor's note: Stephen Nover is 4-1 on his last five NHL plays and has his strongest card of the season going today headed by his Game of the Month and Top Ticket Total along with a powerful plus puck line play.)