Welcome back to the return of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head matchups and other factors that may play in.

Three of the Rangers’ last four games have gone over six goals. As for the Sabres, three of their last four have surpassed six. Neither team is great defensively and they both have some weapons that can bury the puck in the back of the net. The trends also point to a relatively high-scoring affair here.

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Jordan Greenway is expected to return from a middle-body injury when the Sabres host the Detroit Red Wings on Monday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, MSG-B).

The Detroit Red Wings certainly weren’t rushing Sebastian Cossa into the net. It’s been a week (and four games) since the Red Wings called up the 2021 first-round pick under emergency circumstances, and each game — in spite of all the anticipation — head coach Derek Lalonde held firm.

Andrew Copp scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings snapped a five game skid by rallying to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in a shootout