Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Wells Fargo Center

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +178 and the Flyers at -198. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Buffalo comes into this matchup having played 8 games. They have an overall record of 2-6-0 and on the road they have a record of 0-2-0. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 16 goals and given up 26 goals for a point differential of -10. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 4-2-1 including 3-1-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 16 goals and surrendered 18 for a goal differential of -2.

Evander Kane has accumulated 3 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 1 goal this season with 28 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 3 goals on 19 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 2 wins and 5 losses on the year in net for the Sabres. He has given up 20 goals on the 165 shots he has faced. He has 145 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 3 goals this season with 27 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has no goals on 28 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Steve Mason has 2 wins and 2 losses on the year in net for the Flyers. He has given up 13 goals on the 129 shots he has faced. He has 116 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Sabres have 4 total points this season. They have scored 16 goals while giving up 26 goals. They have had 34 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. The Sabres have allowed 21 power play opportunities and given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 6.58% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 87%.

The Flyers have a total of 9 points on the season. They have 4 power play goals on 24 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 29 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Sabres have a total of 16 goals scored while they've given up 18 goals to this point. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.50%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 1-6 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 3-5-0 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 3-3 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 2-4-1 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

10/25/15 LW Evander Kane Knee injured last game, "?"
10/21/15 D Zach Bogosian Lower Body out indefinitely
10/09/15 GO Robin Lehner Ankle out 6-8 weeks
10/07/15 D Bobby Sanguinetti Upper Body out indefinitely
10/06/15 C Cody McCormick Blood Clot out indefinitely

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/26/15 GO Michal Neuvirth Upper Body expected to miss
10/25/15 LW Michael Raffl Undisclosed "?"
10/24/15 C Sean Couturier Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs Buffalo

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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