Sunday, December 6, 2015

Rexall Place

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, December 6, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +103 and the Oilers at -133. The over/under has been set at 5.

Buffalo comes into this matchup having played 26 games. They have an overall record of 3 and on the road they have a record of 5-4-2. Currently they are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 63 goals and given up 69 goals for a point differential of -6. Edmonton shows up with a record of 5 including 6-5-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 67 goals and surrendered 80 for a goal differential of -13.

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 13% by scoring 8 goals on 64 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 7 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 421 shots against him and has given up 37 goals. He has made 384 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 10 goals this season with 116 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 6 goals on 50 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 7 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 467 shots against him and has given up 37 goals. He has made 430 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Sabres have 25 total points this season. They have scored 62 goals while giving up 67 goals. They have had 82 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 2500%. The Sabres have allowed 66 power play opportunities and given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 1000%. They average 23 shots per game and as a team are shooting 46.00% for the season to this point. They allow 57 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have a total of 22 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 90 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 2600%. They have allowed 82 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 800%. As a team, the Sabres have a total of 65 goals scored while they've given up 80 goals to this point. They average 21 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 40.40%. As a team they give up 55 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 10-15 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 7-11-8 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 8-17 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 14-11-2 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
11/14/15 D Mike Weber Knee out 2-6 weeks
10/09/15 GO Robin Lehner Ankle out indefinitely
10/06/15 C Cody McCormick Blood Clot out indefinitely

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/04/15 LW Benoit Pouliot Lower Body "?" Sunday vs. Buffalo
11/26/15 RW Nail Yakupov Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/18/15 LW Luke Gazdic Illness expected to miss 7-10 days
11/03/15 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to be out until mid-to-late January
10/29/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Leg out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Buffalo

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