Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Joe Louis Arena

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +162 and the Red Wings at -180. The over/under has been set at 5.

Buffalo comes into this matchup having played 24 games. They have an overall record of 10-12-2 and on the road they have a record of 5-4-1. Currently they are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 54 goals and given up 62 goals for a point differential of -8. Detroit shows up with a record of 12-8-4 including 6-5-3 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 56 goals and surrendered 60 for a goal differential of -4.

Tyler Ennis has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 3 goals this season with 51 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 14% by scoring 8 goals on 59 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 6 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 401 shots against him and has given up 35 goals. He has made 366 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 10 goals this season with 64 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Teemu Pulkkinen has averaged 13 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 6 goals on 45 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 6 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 301 shots against him and has given up 26 goals. He has made 275 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Sabres have 22 total points this season. They have scored 53 goals while giving up 61 goals. They have had 75 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Sabres have allowed 61 power play opportunities and given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.50% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have a total of 28 points on the season. They have 12 power play goals on 76 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 80 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Sabres have a total of 56 goals scored while they've given up 60 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.63%. 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 9-14 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 5-11-8 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 12-12 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 6-13-5 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

11/28/15 C Tyler Ennis Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs Detroit
11/25/15 D Mark Pysyk Lower Body 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

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/24/15 D Kyle Quincey Ankle out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit

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