Saturday, October 17, 2015

Amalie Arena

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, October 17, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +248 and the Lightning at -280. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Evander Kane has accumulated 2 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 0 goals this season with 12 shots on goal. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 21 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 10% by scoring 1 goal on 10 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Robin Lehner has 0 wins and 0 losses on the year in net for the Sabres. He has given up 1 goal on the 12 shots he has faced. He has 11 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 4 goals this season with 12 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 33%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Tyler Johnson has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has scored 0 goals on 13 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 3 wins and 2 losses on the year in net for the Lightning. He has given up 13 goals on the 125 shots he has faced. He has 112 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Sabres have accumulated 2 total points this season. They have given up 12 goals while scoring 8 goals themselves. They have had 18 power play opportunities and scored a goal on 5 chances for a percentage of 28%. They have allowed 11 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 64%.

The Lightning have a total of 6 points for the season. They have tallied 3 power play goals on 15 chances thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 15 power play opportunities and have surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 53%. They have given up a total of 14 goals scored while scoring 17 goals this year.

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 1-3 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 1-3-0 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 3-2 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 2-3-0 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

10/16/15 D Zach Bogosian Lower Body is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Tampa Bay
10/09/15 GO Robin Lehner Ankle out indefinitely
10/07/15 D Bobby Sanguinetti Upper Body out indefinitely
10/06/15 C Cody McCormick Blood Clot out indefinitely

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/16/15 D Nikita Nesterov Possible Suspension "?" Saturday vs. Buffalo
10/15/15 C Alex Killorn Shoulder "?" Saturday vs Buffalo
10/15/15 D Victor Hedman Upper Body injured last game, "?" Saturday vs Buffalo
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely
10/05/15 GO Andrei Vasilevskiy Blood Clot out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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