MONTREAL (Interstat) — The Buffalo Sabres will visit the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday at Bell Centre in Montreal in an NHL matchup. Buffalo enters with three wins and three losses, while Montreal has two wins and three losses. The Sabres are looking to build on a high-scoring home win, and the Canadiens are seeking consistency after a low-scoring victory.

Tage Thompson is Buffalo’s player to watch. He has four goals and two assists over his past six games, with 30 shots on goal and four hits. He had a goal and an assist in the Sabres’ most recent game, a 5-3 home win over Florida. Owen Power added two assists and Ryan McLeod scored in that victory. Thompson also had a goal and six shots on goal against Utah, a goal and nine shots on goal against Minnesota, and a goal and an assist against Chicago. His shot volume has made him Buffalo’s central offensive threat.

Jacob Fowler is Montreal’s player to watch. The goaltender is coming off a 30-save performance in a 1-0 shootout win over Detroit. He stopped all 30 shots he faced. In his previous outing, he made 15 saves on 18 shots in a 5-2 loss to Nashville. Nick Suzuki had three shots on goal and Cole Caufield had six in the win over Detroit. Fowler’s recent form gives Montreal a strong presence in net.

Buffalo’s recent results include a 4-1 loss to Utah, a 4-0 loss to Dallas, a 3-2 overtime win over Minnesota, a 4-3 win over Chicago and a 6-3 loss at Columbus. Montreal has a 5-2 home loss to Nashville, a 6-4 home loss to Carolina, a 6-5 overtime loss at Pittsburgh and a 3-2 win at Toronto. Both clubs have shown offensive flashes but have also allowed costly goals. Buffalo has scored 16 goals through six games, and Montreal has scored 15 through five.

Buffalo’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Toronto before another visit to Montreal and a home stretch later in the month. Montreal will play at Washington before hosting Buffalo again, then will host San Jose and travel to Chicago and Winnipeg. The teams are scheduled to meet again in Montreal. Buffalo’s next 10 games also include trips to Washington, San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Buffalo 3, Montreal 2. Interstat’s ELO system gives Montreal a 50.6 percent probability to win. Montreal is installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under for the game is 6.5.