Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 10/12/2017

Thursday, October 12, 2017

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, October 12, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +145 and the Sharks at -204.

Buffalo has a record of 0-2-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 0-1-0. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 7 goals and given up 15 goals for a point differential of -8. For the season they have an ATS record of 0-3-0 and an over/under record of 2-0-0. San Jose has a record of 0-2-0 including 0-2-0 at home this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 4 goals and surrendered 9 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 0-2-0 while their over/under record is 1-0-0.

Valuable Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 0-3-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 2-0-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 0-2-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 1-0-0 against the over/under this season

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

10/09/17 LW Evan Rodrigues Hand IR
10/09/17 D Zach Bogosian Lower Body is upgraded to "?" Thursday vs. San Jose
10/08/17 D Justin Falk Calf IR

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

10/10/17 D Paul Martin Ankle "?" Thursday vs. Buffalo

Player Spotlight

Robin Lehner has 0 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Sabres. He has 65 shots against him and he's given up 6 goals. He's made 59 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Evander Kane has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 4 goals this year with 26 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jason Pominville averages 15.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 50% by scoring 2 goals on 4 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 3 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Kevin Labanc has scored 2 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 2 goals this season with 6 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 33%. He averages 14.5 minutes played per game. Martin Jones has 0 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Sharks. He has 59 shots against him and he's surrendered 8 goals. He's made 51 saves for a save percentage of 86%. Brenden Dillon averages 16.5 minutes of ice time per game. He has 2 assists and no goals, giving him a total of 2 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres have allowed 11 power play opportunities and have given up 0 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 100% this year. That is 1st in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.07% for the season. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 87%, which is ranked 28th in the league. The Sabres has 1 total point this season, ranking 29th in the NHL in offense. They are 22nd in the league with 7 goals while they've given up 15 goals, which is 1st overall. They have had 13 power play opportunities and scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 16th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sharks are 31st with 4 goals scored while they are 16th in the NHL with 9 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.67%. They give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 87%, putting them in 25th place in the league. The Sharks have 2 power play goals on 10 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 13th. They've allowed 11 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, which is 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Buffalo has a Corsi percentage of 50% as they've tried 168 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 168 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 16th in Corsi percentage. They are 14th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.7% as they have 136 shots while they've given up 132 attempts on defense. The Sabres start possessions in the offensive zone 54.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.3% for the year. That puts them 9th and 23rd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 94 face-off wins as opposed to 98 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That is 18th overall in the NHL. On defense Buffalo has 67 hits and they've blocked 36 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 21st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 46.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.9% for the year. That ranks them 27th and 7th respectively in the NHL. They have 63 face-off wins as opposed to 64 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That is 17th in the league. On defense San Jose has 43 hits and they've blocked 31 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 25th in blocked shots. San Jose is ranked 20th in Corsi percentage with 48.7% as they've tried 116 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 122 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 21st in the NHL at 48.3%, as they have 85 shots while they've given up 91 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose -204

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