Saturday, November 28, 2015

Bridgestone Arena

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Saturday, November 28, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +105 and the Predators at -116. The over/under has been set at 5.

Buffalo comes into this matchup having played 22 games. They have an overall record of 8-12-2 and on the road they have a record of 4-4-1. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 46 goals and given up 60 goals for a point differential of -14. Nashville shows up with a record of 12-6-3 including 7-1-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 56 goals and surrendered 53 for a goal differential of +3.

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 12% by scoring 7 goals on 57 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 4 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 344 shots against him and has given up 33 goals. He has made 311 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Shea Weber has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Predators. He has 6 goals this season with 51 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 2 goals on 52 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 10 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 469 shots against him and has given up 42 goals. He has made 427 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Sabres have 18 total points this season. They have scored 45 goals while giving up 59 goals. They have had 70 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Sabres have allowed 56 power play opportunities and given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 6.80% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Predators have a total of 27 points on the season. They have 13 power play goals on 74 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 66 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Sabres have a total of 54 goals scored while they've given up 52 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.42%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 7-14 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 5-11-6 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 10-9 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 8-11-2 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

11/27/15 LW Evander Kane Foot "?" Friday vs. Carolina
11/27/15 C Tyler Ennis Upper Body is downgraded to expected to miss Friday vs. Carolina
11/27/15 D Zach Bogosian Undisclosed "?" Friday vs. Carolina
11/25/15 D Mark Pysyk Lower Body "?" Friday vs. Carolina
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

Nashville Predators Injuries

11/27/15 C Paul Gaustad Undisclosed "?" Friday vs. Philadelphia

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville

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