It hasn’t been due to a lack of effort from their stars, though, as Leon Draisaitl has found the back of the net in both contests while averaging 4.5 shots on net.ĭraisaitl will certainly need to keep scoring if his club is going to have a chance at the win given that Edmonton ranks dead last in team defense so far. The Edmonton Oilers are one of just five teams still in search of their first win of the season after dropping consecutive games to the Canucks to start the campaign.

Nikita Kucherov prop: Over 1.5 points ( +100 at SIA) If Kucherov is on - and he usually is - he should have a productive night in Buffalo. It’s still early but the Sabres have looked awful defensively through two contests, allowing eight goals. Kucherov terrorized Buffalo in 2022-23 with nine points in four meetings, putting up at least three points in two of those contests. He’ll have another good chance to put up at least two points tonight as the Lightning take on the Buffalo Sabres, who have yet to earn a win this season. The star winger opened the season with back-to-back multi-point outings after putting up two assists vs. However, Nikita Kucherov has done his job so far with a team-leading four points in those contests. The Tampa Bay Lightning have not gotten off to the best start this season, going 1-2-0 through their first three games while losing to the Red Wings and Senators - a couple of non-playoff teams last year.

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