Saturday, November 7, 2015

First Niagara Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to First Niagara Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, November 7, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at -135 and the Sabres at +122. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 13 games. They have an overall record of 6-3-4 and on the road they have a record of 4-0-1. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 38 goals and given up 29 goals for a point differential of +9. Buffalo shows up with a record of 5-7-0 including 3-5-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 29 goals and surrendered 39 for a goal differential of -10.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 4 goals this season with 47 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 2 goals on 16 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 5 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 337 shots against him and has given up 26 goals. He has made 311 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Tyler Ennis has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 3 goals this season with 33 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 20 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 14% by scoring 4 goals on 29 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 3 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 227 shots against him and has given up 27 goals. He has made 200 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

The Canucks have 16 total points this season. They have scored 38 goals while giving up 29 goals. They have had 40 power play opportunities and have scored 7 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Canucks have allowed 35 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.84% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Sabres have a total of 10 points on the season. They have 10 power play goals on 44 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 28 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 71%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 28 goals scored while they've given up 35 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.11%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 5-7 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 4-5-3 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 4-8 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 5-7-1 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/02/15 LW Brandon Prust Ankle out indefinitely
11/02/15 D Luca Sbisa Foot expected to miss 1 week
10/08/15 GO Jacob Markstrom Hamstring out indefinitely

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

11/05/15 D Carlo Colaiacovo Upper Body "?" Saturday vs Vancouver
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

Josh's Pick: Take Buffalo

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