A pair of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning (second in the conference at 48-22-6) and the Buffalo Sabres (fourth at 46-23-8), square off on Monday, April 6 at 7 p.m. ET on NHL Network.<\/p>\n
Watch the NHL, other live sports and more on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that gives you access to your favorite live sports and shows on demand. Use our link<\/a> to sign up.<\/p>\n As hockey action continues, get ready for the contest by checking out which team we project to capture the win in Monday’s game.<\/p>\n The Sabres have put up a 5-3-2 record over their past 10 contests. They have totaled 30 goals while conceding 28 in that time. On the power play, 28 opportunities have resulted in six goals (21.4% conversion rate).<\/p>\n Lightning vs. Sabres Predictions for Monday<\/p>\n Our computer projection model for this contest calls for a final result of Lightning 4, Sabres 3.<\/p>\n Moneyline Pick: Lightning (-115) Catch NHL action all year long on Fubo.<\/a><\/p>\n Lightning Splits and Trends<\/p>\n The Lightning have finished 9-6-15 in overtime matchups to contribute to an overall record of 48-22-6. The Sabres have a record of 46-23-8 this season and are 8-8-16 in overtime contests. Looking for NHL tickets? Head to StubHub today<\/a> and see your team live.<\/p>\n Team Stats Comparison<\/p>\n Lightning vs. Sabres Game Time and TV Channel<\/p>\n When: Monday, April 6, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET Sign up for ESPN+<\/a>, Fubo<\/a> and HBO Max<\/a> to watch the NHL this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A pair of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning (second in the conference…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":542508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5100],"tags":[1107,229,5133,833,5,835,4,61,834,1108,92],"class_list":{"0":"post-542582","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-sabres","8":"tag-buffalo","9":"tag-buffalo-sabres","10":"tag-buffalosabres","11":"tag-ds-sports","12":"tag-hockey","13":"tag-men","14":"tag-nhl","15":"tag-nhl-predictions","16":"tag-professional","17":"tag-sabres","18":"tag-tampa-bay-lightning"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116353798247719258","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nTotal Pick: Under 6.5 (computer predicts 6.2 goals on average)
\nSpread Pick: Sabres (+1.5)<\/p>\n
\nIn the 22 games Tampa Bay has played that were decided by one goal, it has a 9-9-4 record (good for 22 points).
\nThe eight times this season the Lightning ended a game with just one goal, they went 2-5-1 (five points).
\nTampa Bay has scored exactly two goals in 15 games this season (4-8-3 record, 11 points).
\nThe Lightning are 42-7-2 in the 51 games when they have scored more than two goals (to register 86 points).
\nIn the 26 games when Tampa Bay has scored a lone power-play goal, it went 16-7-3 to register 35 points.
\nIn the 43 games when it outshot its opponent, Tampa Bay is 26-12-5 (57 points).
\nThe Lightning have been outshot by opponents in 31 games, going 20-10-1 to register 41 points.
\nSabres Splits and Trends<\/p>\n
\nBuffalo has earned 28 points (10-3-8) in its 21 games that finished with a one-goal margin.
\nThis season the Sabres scored just one goal in eight games and they finished 0-7-1 in those matchups.
\nWhen Buffalo has scored two goals this season, they’ve earned 12 points (6-9-0 record).
\nThe Sabres have earned 87 points in their 51 games with at least three goals scored.
\nBuffalo has scored a single power-play goal in 27 games this season and has registered 40 points from those matchups.
\nWhen outshooting its opponent this season, Buffalo is 18-11-2 (38 points).
\nThe Sabres have been outshot by opponents in 46 games, going 28-12-6 to register 62 points.<\/p>\n
\nTV Channel: NHL Network
\nWhere: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York<\/p>\n