Monday, February 6, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Monday, February 6, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +110 and the Devils at -121. The over/under has been set at 5.

Buffalo comes into this matchup having played 51 games. They have an overall record of 21-20-10 and on the road they have a record of 9-12-6. Currently they are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 125 goals and given up 143 goals for a point differential of -18. The Sabres have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-30 and an over/under record of 21-25-5. New Jersey shows up with a record of 22-21-10 including 10-9-4 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 125 goals and surrendered 152 for a goal differential of -27. The Devils have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 19-31 while their over/under record sits at 20-20-13.

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Sam Reinhart has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 11 goals this season with 113 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 16 goals on 127 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Robin Lehner has 13 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 1,084 shots against him and has given up 84 goals. He has made 1,000 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Devils. He has 13 goals this season with 141 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Kyle Palmieri has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 14 goals on 107 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 16 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,167 shots against him and has given up 104 goals. He has made 1,063 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Sabres have 52 total points this season. They have scored 125 goals while giving up 143 goals. They have had 157 power play opportunities and have scored 35 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Sabres have allowed 149 power play opportunities and given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.20% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Devils have a total of 54 points on the season. They have 27 power play goals on 174 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 170 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Sabres have a total of 125 goals scored while they've given up 152 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.69%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Buffalo has a Corsi percentage of 47.2% as they've attempted 2,732 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,053 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.9% as they have 2,070 attempts while they've given up 2,346 shots on the defensive end. The Sabres start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season. They have 1,572 face off wins compared to 1,532 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.6%. On defense Buffalo has 1,231 hits and they've blocked 707 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 2,518 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,955 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.2% as they have 1,949 shots while they've given up 2,271 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 46.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 53.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.9% as they've compiled 1,583 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,588 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 684 shot attempts and they have 1,067 hits as a unit.

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 20-30 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 21-25-5 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 19-31 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 20-20-13 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

12/31/16 C Johan Larsson Wrist out for season
11/12/16 C Cody McCormick Blood Clot out indefinitely
02/04/17 LW William Carrier Knee is downgraded to out indefinitely
02/04/17 D Zach Bogosian Ribs "?" Monday vs New Jersey

New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/04/17 D Jon Merrill Upper Body "?" Monday vs Buffalo
01/31/17 RW Beau Bennett Leg out indefinitely
01/02/17 D John Moore Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey -121

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