New York at Buffalo

Buffalo dissapointed in a huge way in last year's postseason. They roared through the regular season only to lose in the Eastern Conference finals. In the offseason, they lost some key offensive members of last year's team to free agency including Chris Drury and Daniel Briere. But, the defense is still intact. The Islanders also suffered some big losses including All-Star Jason Blake. New York has lost six of their last seven meetings here in Buffalo while Buffalo has won 48 of their last 70 home games. The past three seasons, Buffalo has started very strong (54-23 in first half of season) and we look for them to do so again, winning their opener.