Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks & Predictions 11/11/2017

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Bell Centre

Get todays NHL hockey odds on this game.

The Buffalo Sabres travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, November 11, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +108 and the Canadiens at -118.

Buffalo has a record of 5-8-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 3-5-1. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 38 goals and given up 54 goals for a point differential of -16. For the season they have an ATS record of 5-10-0 and an over/under record of 8-5-0. Montreal has a record of 7-9-1 including 3-3-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 44 goals and surrendered 60 for a goal differential of -16. Their record against the spread is 7-10-0 while their over/under record is 10-6-0.

Valuable Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 5-10-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 8-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 7-10-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 10-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

11/09/17 D Rasmus Ristolainen Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/07/17 RW Justin Bailey Lower Body IR (11/01)
11/07/17 LW Evan Rodrigues Hand is "?" Friday vs. Florida
11/07/17 D Matt Tennyson Foot is "?" Friday vs. Florida
11/03/17 D Nathan Beaulieu Upper Body IR (10/20)
10/21/17 D Josh Gorges Lower Body IR (10/18)
10/19/17 C Jacob Josefson Ankle IR (10/15)
10/13/17 D Zach Bogosian Lower Body IR (10/14)

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/10/17 GO Carey Price Lower Body is "?" Saturday vs. Buffalo
11/10/17 LW Jonathan Drouin Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs. Buffalo
11/10/17 D Shea Weber Lower Body is "?" Saturday vs. Buffalo
10/30/17 LW Nikita Scherbak Knee IR (10/26)
10/24/17 D David Schlemko Hand IR (10/02)
10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Upper Body IR (10/20)

Player Spotlight

Robin Lehner has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has 275 shots against him and he's given up 27 goals. He's made 248 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Jason Pominville has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 6 goals this year with 31 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 16.3 minutes played per game. Evander Kane averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 9 goals on 73 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Brendan Gallagher has scored 12 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 7 goals this season with 54 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 15.2 minutes played per game. Carey Price has 3 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Canadiens. He has 317 shots against him and he's surrendered 39 goals. He's made 278 saves for a save percentage of 88%. Jonathan Drouin averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 3 goals on 49 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres have allowed 44 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 13th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.10% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 29th in the league. The Sabres has 12 total points this season, ranking 29th in the NHL in offense. They are 28th in the league with 38 goals while they've given up 54 goals, which is 7th overall. They have had 52 power play opportunities and scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 12%. That is 30th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canadiens are 23rd with 44 goals scored while they are 2nd in the NHL with 60 goals allowed this year. They average 38 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.86%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 30th place in the league. The Canadiens have a total of 15 points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 10 power play goals on 66 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks their power play unit 24th. They've allowed 57 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, which is 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Buffalo is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5%, as they've attempted 822 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 839 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50% as they have 634 attempts while they have given up 635 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Sabres start possessions in the offensive zone 53.9% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 475 face-off wins compared to 461 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 326 hits and they have blocked 204 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.9% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 550 face-off wins compared to 556 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Montreal has 394 hits and they have blocked 253 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Montreal is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.2% as they've attempted 1,146 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 969 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.6% ranks 2nd as they have 861 attempts while they have given up 716 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Sabres/Canadiens NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal -118

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here

Read more articles by Josh Schonwald