Friday, January 22, 2016

First Niagara Center

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to First Niagara Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, January 22, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +122 and the Sabres at -135. The over/under has been set at 5.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 46 games. They have an overall record of 23-15-8 and on the road they have a record of 12-6-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 112 goals and given up 118 goals for a point differential of -6. Buffalo shows up with a record of 19-24-4 including 9-14-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 108 goals and surrendered 125 for a goal differential of -17.

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 14 goals this season with 122 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 8 goals on 102 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 16 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 894 shots against him and has given up 62 goals. He has made 832 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Jack Eichel has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 14 goals this season with 144 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 16 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 15% by scoring 17 goals on 112 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 40 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%.

The Red Wings have 54 total points this season. They have scored 111 goals while giving up 115 goals. They have had 144 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Red Wings have allowed 150 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.50% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Sabres have a total of 42 points on the season. They have 31 power play goals on 149 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 114 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 107 goals scored while they've given up 122 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.66%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 22-23 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 15-22-9 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 18-28 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 15-20-12 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
01/20/16 LW Tomas Tatar Flu "?" Friday vs Buffalo
01/19/16 D Niklas Kronwall Knee expected to miss 2-4 weeks
01/11/16 LW Drew Miller Knee out 4-6 months

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

10/06/15 C Cody McCormick Blood Clot out indefinitely
01/20/16 C Sam Reinhart Upper Body injured last game, "?" Friday vs Detroit
01/20/16 C Zemgus Girgensons Upper Body "?" Friday vs Detroit
01/04/16 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Foot expected to miss 3-5 weeks
01/02/16 C Tyler Ennis Upper Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Buffalo

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