Saturday, October 24, 2015

First Niagara Center

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The New Jersey Devils travel to First Niagara Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, October 24, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Devils at -133 and the Sabres at +120. The over/under has been set at 5.

New Jersey comes into this matchup having played 7 games. They have an overall record of 3-3-1 and on the road they have a record of 2-1-0. Currently they are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 16 goals and given up 20 goals for a point differential of -4. 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.

Mike Cammalleri has accumulated 8 total points this season for the Devils. He has 2 goals this season with 22 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Adam Henrique has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 4 goals on 17 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Cory Schneider has a total of 3 wins and 1 loss this season in the crease for the Devils. He has faced 150 shots against him and has given up 11 goals. He has tallied 139 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

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 a total of 2 wins and 4 losses this season in the crease for the Sabres. He has faced 139 shots against him and has given up 13 goals. He has tallied 126 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Devils have 7 total points this season. They have scored 16 goals while giving up 20 goals. They have had 25 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. The Devils have allowed 24 power play opportunities and given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 26 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.84% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

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 Devils 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%.

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 2-4 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 2-4-1 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

New Jersey Devils Injuries

10/22/15 D Jonathon Merrill Illness "?" Saturday vs Buffalo
10/22/15 LW Tuomo Ruutu Foot out indefinitely
10/07/15 LW Patrik Elias Knee 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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey

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