Friday, October 30, 2015

First Niagara Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to First Niagara Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, October 30, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at -136 and the Sabres at +123. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 8 games. They have an overall record of 4-2-2 and on the road they have a record of 1-1-1. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 19 goals and given up 22 goals for a point differential of -3. Buffalo shows up with a record of 3-6-0 including 2-4-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 20 goals and surrendered 29 for a goal differential of -9.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 3 goals this season with 28 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has no goals on 34 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Steve Mason has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 169 shots against him and has given up 17 goals. He has made 152 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Evander Kane has accumulated 3 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 1 goal this season with 28 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 3 goals on 21 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 3 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 198 shots against him and has given up 23 goals. He has made 175 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

The Flyers have 10 total points this season. They have scored 19 goals while giving up 22 goals. They have had 26 power play opportunities and have scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Flyers have allowed 31 power play opportunities and given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 35 shots per game and as a team are shooting 6.81% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Sabres have a total of 6 points on the season. They have 9 power play goals on 36 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 25%. They have allowed 23 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 20 goals scored while they've given up 29 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.07%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 3-4 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 3-4-1 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 2-6 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 4-5-0 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/29/15 C Sean Couturier Concussion doubtful Friday vs. Buffalo
10/28/15 RW Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Lower Body expected to miss 2 weeks

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

10/29/15 C Tyler Ennis Lower Body "?" Friday vs. Philadelphia
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

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo

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