Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Pepsi Center

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +140 and the Avalanche at -155. The over/under has been set at 5.

Buffalo comes into this matchup having played 46 games. They have an overall record of 19-23-4 and on the road they have a record of 10-9-2. Currently they are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 107 goals and given up 123 goals for a point differential of -16. Colorado shows up with a record of 23-21-3 including 10-10-3 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 131 goals and surrendered 130 for a goal differential of +1.

Jack Eichel has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 14 goals this season with 143 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly has averaged 22 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 17 goals on 109 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 12 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 789 shots against him and has given up 63 goals. He has made 726 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 10 goals this season with 99 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 15 goals on 157 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 16 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 939 shots against him and has given up 83 goals. He has made 856 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Sabres have 42 total points this season. They have scored 106 goals while giving up 120 goals. They have had 147 power play opportunities and have scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Sabres have allowed 111 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.75% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Avalanche have a total of 49 points on the season. They have 33 power play goals on 158 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 149 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Sabres have a total of 131 goals scored while they've given up 130 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.80%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 18-27 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 15-19-12 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 23-24 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 22-24-1 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

10/06/15 C Cody McCormick Blood Clot out indefinitely
01/18/16 D Josh Gorges Upper Body "?" Wednesday vs Colorado
01/17/16 C Zemgus Girgensons Upper Body expected to miss Wednesday vs Colorado
01/04/16 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Foot expected to miss 3-5 weeks
01/02/16 C Tyler Ennis Upper Body out indefinitely

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/30/15 D Brad Stuart Back out indefinitely
12/26/15 GO Reto Berra Ankle out indefinitely
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely
01/04/16 D Erik Johnson Knee expected to miss 1-2 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Buffalo

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