Sabres bid to halt brief stumble in clash vs. Predators

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Two of the NHL's hottest teams over the past two months go head-to-head when the Nashville Predators host the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.

The Predators were 6-12-4 following an 8-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Nov. 24, their third straight defeat and the end of a stretch during which they lost eight of nine (1-6-2).

Nashville was not only last in the