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Buffalo Sabres: 3 bold predictions for Week 2 of the 2023-24 season

By Sion Fawkes

BUFFALO, NY - OCTOBER 12: Alex Tuch #89 of the Buffalo Sabres during the game against the New York Rangers at KeyBank Center on October 12, 2023 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NY - OCTOBER 12: Alex Tuch #89 of the Buffalo Sabres during the game against the New York Rangers at KeyBank Center on October 12, 2023 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images) /
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ELMONT, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 14: Devon Levi #27 of the Buffalo Sabres makes the save on h44 at UBS Arena on October 14, 2023 in Elmont, New York. The Islanders defeated the Sabres 3-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

2 – Sabres penalty kill continues its upward trajectory

As mentioned in the previous section: It’s only been two games, so we can’t take the following information with much more than a grain of salt. However, the Buffalo Sabres 85.71 percent penalty kill is over 4.5 percent above the league average following Week 1, and it’s been noticeably more aggressive this year.

That aggression stays in Week 2 as the penalty kill will be successful at least 86 percent of the time. This prediction isn’t claiming that the PK unit will always experience the outings it had in Week 1 as there will be lean periods, but their confidence will continue to build this week.

And it will serve as a decent launch pad to becoming at least a unit ranked in the top half of the league this season, along with the power play when it finds its groove.

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