Saturday, November 21, 2015

American Airlines Center

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +201 and the Stars at -225. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Buffalo comes into this matchup having played 19 games. They have an overall record of 8-9-2 and on the road they have a record of 4-3-1. Currently they are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 43 goals and given up 52 goals for a point differential of -9. Dallas shows up with a record of 16-4-0 including 7-2-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 71 goals and surrendered 50 for a goal differential of +21.

Tyler Ennis has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 3 goals this season with 48 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 7 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 7 goals on 54 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 4 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 300 shots against him and has given up 30 goals. He has made 270 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Stars. He has 11 goals this season with 79 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 12 goals on 51 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 7 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 315 shots against him and has given up 28 goals. He has made 287 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Sabres have 18 total points this season. They have scored 42 goals while giving up 51 goals. They have had 62 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Sabres have allowed 48 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.20% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Stars have a total of 32 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 60 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 28%. They have allowed 58 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Sabres have a total of 71 goals scored while they've given up 50 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.25%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 7-11 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 5-9-5 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 16-4 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 10-10-0 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

11/19/15 D Mark Pysyk Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Dallas
11/18/15 C Zemgus Girgensons Undisclosed out indefinitely
11/14/15 D Mike Weber Knee out 2-6 weeks
10/09/15 GO Robin Lehner Ankle out 6-8 weeks
10/06/15 C Cody McCormick Blood Clot out indefinitely

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas

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