Thursday, December 10, 2015

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Thursday, December 10, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +124 and the Flames at -161. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Buffalo comes into this matchup having played 28 games. They have an overall record of 11-14-3 and on the road they have a record of 5-6-2. Currently they are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 67 goals and given up 78 goals for a point differential of -11. Calgary shows up with a record of 11-14-2 including 8-5-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 69 goals and surrendered 96 for a goal differential of -27.

Jack Eichel has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 9 goals this season with 92 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly has averaged 22 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 9 goals on 69 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 449 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 408 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Flames. He has 9 goals this season with 65 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jiri Hudler has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 5 goals on 43 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Karri Ramo has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 534 shots against him and has given up 53 goals. He has made 481 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Sabres have 25 total points this season. They have scored 66 goals while giving up 76 goals. They have had 89 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Sabres have allowed 73 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.90% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flames have a total of 24 points on the season. They have 10 power play goals on 81 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 12%. They have allowed 71 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%. As a team, the Sabres have a total of 68 goals scored while they've given up 95 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.61%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%.

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 10-17 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 9-11-8 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 10-16 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 14-11-1 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

11/30/15 C Tyler Ennis Upper Body out indefinitely
11/25/15 D Mark Pysyk Lower Body out indefinitely
10/09/15 GO Robin Lehner Ankle out indefinitely
10/06/15 C Cody McCormick Blood Clot out indefinitely

Calgary Flames Injuries

12/08/15 D Kris Russell Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Buffalo
10/14/15 C Lance Bouma Fibula expected to miss 3 months

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary

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