Wednesday, November 25, 2015

First Niagara Center

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The Nashville Predators travel to First Niagara Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, November 25, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Predators at -161 and the Sabres at +145. The over/under has been set at 5.

Nashville comes into this matchup having played 20 games. They have an overall record of 11-6-3 and on the road they have a record of 4-5-1. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 53 goals and given up 51 goals for a point differential of +2. Buffalo shows up with a record of 8-11-2 including 4-7-1 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 44 goals and surrendered 57 for a goal differential of -13.

Shea Weber has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Predators. He has 6 goals this season with 50 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 2 goals on 49 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 10 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 469 shots against him and has given up 42 goals. He has made 427 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 7 goals on 56 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 4 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 332 shots against him and has given up 33 goals. He has made 299 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Predators have 25 total points this season. They have scored 51 goals while giving up 50 goals. They have had 71 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Predators have allowed 64 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.21% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Sabres have a total of 18 points on the season. They have 14 power play goals on 68 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 53 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Predators have a total of 43 goals scored while they've given up 56 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.83%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 9-9 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 8-11-1 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 7-13 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 5-11-5 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Injuries

No key injuries to report

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

11/23/15 D Mark Pysyk Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs Nashville
11/18/15 C Zemgus Girgensons Upper Body out indefinitely
11/14/15 D Mike Weber Knee out 2-6 weeks
10/09/15 GO Robin Lehner Ankle out 6-8 weeks
10/06/15 C Cody McCormick Blood Clot out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo

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