Tuesday, November 17, 2015

First Niagara Center

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The Dallas Stars travel to First Niagara Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Stars at -155 and the Sabres at +135. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Dallas comes into this matchup having played 18 games. They have an overall record of 14-4-0 and on the road they have a record of 7-2-0. Currently they are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 65 goals and given up 47 goals for a point differential of +18. Buffalo shows up with a record of 8-8-1 including 4-5-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 40 goals and surrendered 46 for a goal differential of -6.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Stars. He has 9 goals this season with 72 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 26% by scoring 12 goals on 47 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 6 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 290 shots against him and has given up 27 goals. He has made 263 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Tyler Ennis has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 3 goals this season with 40 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly has averaged 22 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 5 goals on 43 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 4 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 300 shots against him and has given up 30 goals. He has made 270 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Stars have 28 total points this season. They have scored 65 goals while giving up 47 goals. They have had 57 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 30%. The Stars have allowed 55 power play opportunities and given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.38% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Sabres have a total of 17 points on the season. They have 13 power play goals on 55 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 24%. They have allowed 44 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. As a team, the Stars have a total of 40 goals scored while they've given up 46 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.63%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 14-4 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 10-8-0 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 7-9 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 5-8-4 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/22/15 LW Travis Moen Upper Body out indefinitely
10/22/15 LW Curtis McKenzie Hip expected to miss 2-3 weeks
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

11/14/15 D Mike Weber Knee out 2-6 weeks
10/26/15 LW Evander Kane Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/21/15 D Zach Bogosian Lower Body out indefinitely
10/09/15 GO Robin Lehner Ankle out 6-8 weeks
10/06/15 C Cody McCormick Blood Clot out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas

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