T.M. Selection San Jose Sharks.

I like the San Jose Sharks to win this game against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. The Sharks have hit a bit of a rough patch losing 2 games in a row but they haven't looked terrible in those games. They lost 8-5 to the Penguins in 1 of those games but still scored 5 goals on them, and they lost 6-2 to the Red Wings in their most recent game which is probably burning them still. I think they are going to bounce back after a loss like that since they are a lot better than the Sabres this year. The Sharks are managing to stay above .500 this year while the Sabres are way below and they haven't looked good in a lot of games this year. The Sharks are also scoring goals still, they only scored 2 goals on the Red Wings but they had scored 16 goals total in the 3 games before that one. The Sabres have lost 4 games in a row now and they haven't won a game since before the Christmas break. They have also given up 4 goals in 3 games in a row. The Sabres have also had a few of their games postponed lately so they haven't played a game since January 1st and I expect them to come out a bit sluggish and slow in this game. The Sharks have been playing games consistently at the moment and even though they haven't been winning a lot lately, they haven't been playing bad either and they are at least staying warmed up and in their groove. I think the Sharks are going to take advantage of the Sabres in this game and use it as a bounce back after a bad loss in their previous game. I like the Sharks to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 3-1 Sharks.