Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres NHL Picks & Parlay 10/24/2017

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

KeyBank Center

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The Detroit Red Wings head to KeyBank Center to take on the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +129 and the Sabres at -143.

Detroit has a record of 4-4-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-2-0. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 27 goals and surrendered 29 goals for a point differential of -2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-4-0 and an over/under record of 6-2-0. Buffalo has a record of 2-5-2, including 0-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 25 goals and have given up 36 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 2-7-0 while their over/under mark is 6-2-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 4-4-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 6-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 2-7-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 6-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/19/17 D Danny DeKeyser Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/15/17 RW Johan Franzen Concussion IR (10/03)

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

10/21/17 D Josh Gorges Lower Body IR (10/21)
10/21/17 D Nathan Beaulieu Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs. Detroit
10/21/17 C Zemgus Girgensons Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs. Detroit
10/19/17 C Jacob Josefson Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/13/17 D Zach Bogosian Lower Body IR (10/15)
10/09/17 LW Evan Rodrigues Hand IR (10/03)
10/08/17 D Justin Falk Lower Body IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Jimmy Howard has 3 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 179 shots against him and he's surrendered 15 goals. He's made 164 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Mike Green has scored 11 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 1 goal this season with 19 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 22.9 minutes played per contest. Anthony Mantha averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 4 goals on 25 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Evander Kane has 11 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 6 goals this year with 47 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 20.4 minutes played per contest. Robin Lehner has 1 win and 3 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has 151 shots against him and he's given up 16 goals. He's made 135 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Jason Pominville averages 16.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 28% by scoring 5 goals on 18 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have given up 37 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this season. That is 9th in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.07% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 18th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Red Wings are 13th overall with 9 total points this year. They are 10th in the league with 27 goals and 7th in goals allowed with 29. They've had 33 power play chances and scored 5 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 23rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sabres are 12th with a total of 25 goals scored while they are 2nd with 36 goals surrendered this season. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.99%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 28th in the league. The Sabres have a total of 6 points this season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have had 5 power play goals on 32 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 22nd overall. They've given up 33 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 15th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 49.5% as they've tried 388 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 396 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 15th in Corsi percentage. They are 23rd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.3% as they have 296 shots while they've given up 317 attempts on defense. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the year. That puts them 10th and 22nd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 210 face-off wins as opposed to 241 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.6%. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit has 145 hits and they've blocked 79 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 26th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Sabres are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 219 face-off wins compared to 220 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 152 hits and they have blocked 100 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Buffalo is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8% as they've attempted 391 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 410 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.2% ranks 18th as they have 300 attempts while they have given up 310 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit +129 and over 5.5 total goals

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