Friday, October 23, 2015

First Niagara Center

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to First Niagara Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, October 23, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at +137 and the Sabres at -152. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Montreal comes into this matchup having played 7 games. They have an overall record of 7-0-0 and on the road they have a record of 4-0-0. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 23 goals and given up 7 goals for a point differential of +16. Buffalo shows up with a record of 2-4-0 including 2-2-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 11 goals and surrendered 15 for a goal differential of -4.

P.K. Subban has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 0 goals this season with 16 shots on goal. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 26 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 5 goals on 31 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Carey Price has 6 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 176 shots against him and has given up 6 goals. He has made 170 saves for a save percentage of 97%.

Evander Kane has accumulated 3 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 1 goal this season with 22 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 21 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 6% by scoring 1 goal on 16 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 2 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 139 shots against him and has given up 13 goals. He has made 126 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Canadiens have 14 total points this season. They have scored 23 goals while giving up 7 goals. They have had 28 power play opportunities and have scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Canadiens have allowed 24 power play opportunities and given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92%. They average 34 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.58% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 96%.

The Sabres have a total of 4 points on the season. They have 5 power play goals on 25 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 16 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 69%. As a team, the Canadiens have a total of 11 goals scored while they've given up 15 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.18%. As a team they give up 25 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 7-0 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 1-3-2 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 1-4 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 1-5-0 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/22/15 GO Carey Price Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Friday vs. Buffalo
10/06/15 RW Zach Kassian Suspension out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Michael Bournival Concussion out indefinitely

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

10/21/15 D Zach Bogosian Lower Body "?" Friday vs Montreal
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

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo

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