Monday, December 7, 2015

Rogers Arena

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, December 7, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +158 and the Canucks at -175. The over/under has been set at 5.

Buffalo comes into this matchup having played 26 games. They have an overall record of 11-12-3 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. Vancouver shows up with a record of 9-11-8 including 3-6-3 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 72 goals and surrendered 79 for a goal differential of -7.

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%.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 12 goals this season with 102 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 8 goals on 39 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 7 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 634 shots against him and has given up 57 goals. He has made 577 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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 22%. The Sabres have allowed 66 power play opportunities and given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.08% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Canucks have a total of 26 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 99 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 89 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Sabres have a total of 71 goals scored while they've given up 78 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.70%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 10-15 straight up

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

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 8-19 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 10-11-6 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

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/06/15 LW Brandon Prust Not Suspended probable Monday vs. Buffalo
12/06/15 D Luca Sbisa Hand "?" Monday vs. Buffalo
12/03/15 RW Jake Virtanen Hip out indefinitely
11/22/15 C Brandon Sutter Abdominal out 4-6 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver

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