Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Buffalo Sabres head to Canadian Tire Centre to take on the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Sabres at +132 and the Senators at -146. The over/under has been set at 5.

Buffalo comes into this game having played 56 games. They have an overall record of 23-23-10 and away from home they have a record of 10-13-6. The currently are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 138 goals and surrendered 159 goals for a point differential of -21. The Sabres have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-33 and an over/under record of 24-27-5. Ottawa shows up with a record of 29-18-6 including 16-8-6 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 143 goals and surrendered 143 for a goal differential of 0. The Senators have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 25-24 while their over/under record sits at 22-29-2.

Kyle Okposo has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 18 goals this season with 138 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Sam Reinhart has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 12 goals on 126 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Robin Lehner has 14 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 1,241 shots against him and has given up 95 goals. He has made 1,146 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Mark Stone has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Senators. He has 20 goals this season with 95 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Erik Karlsson has averaged 27 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 8 goals on 128 shots. He has 37 assists giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Mike Condon has 16 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 859 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 784 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Sabres have 56 total points this season. They have scored 138 goals while giving up 159 goals. They have had 167 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Sabres have allowed 169 power play opportunities and given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.31% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Senators have a total of 64 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 169 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 172 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Sabres have a total of 143 goals scored while they've given up 143 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.25%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Buffalo has a Corsi percentage of 46.7% as they've attempted 2,986 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,402 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.3% as they have 2,260 attempts while they've given up 2,618 shots on the defensive end. The Sabres start possessions in the offensive zone 47.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.5% for the season. They have 1,712 face off wins compared to 1,678 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.5%. On defense Buffalo has 1,347 hits and they've blocked 784 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 2,932 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,141 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.5% as they have 2,139 shots while they've given up 2,269 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 51.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.1% as they've compiled 1,692 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,620 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 872 shot attempts and they have 1,377 hits as a unit.

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 22-33 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 24-27-5 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 25-24 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 22-29-2 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
02/11/17 D Zach Bogosian Ribs expected to miss 5-7 days
02/10/17 D Cody Franson Foot out indefinitely
02/10/17 C Zemgus Girgensons Abdominal out indefinitely
02/04/17 LW William Carrier Knee out indefinitely

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Buffalo +132

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