Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres NHL Picks & Predictions 11/22/2017

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

KeyBank Center

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The Minnesota Wild travel to KeyBank Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Wild at -150 and the Sabres at +136.

Minnesota has a record of 9-8-3 this season and on the road they have a record of 4-5-1. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 59 goals and given up 55 goals for a point differential of +4. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-11-0 and an over/under record of 10-8-0. Buffalo is 5-12-4 including 2-6-1 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 48 goals and surrendered 74 for a goal differential of -26. Their record against the spread is 5-16-0 while their over/under record is 9-10-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 9-11-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 10-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 5-16-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 9-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/24/17 LW Zach Parise Back IR (10/24)

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

11/17/17 D Taylor Fedun Lower Body IR (11/15)
11/14/17 D Matt Tennyson Foot IR (11/05)
11/09/17 D Rasmus Ristolainen Upper Body IR (11/03)
10/19/17 C Jacob Josefson Ankle IR (10/15)
10/13/17 D Zach Bogosian Lower Body IR (10/14)

Player Spotlight

Eric Staal has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Wild. He has 7 goals this year with 59 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 11 goals on 51 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 8 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 487 shots against him and he's given up 40 goals. He's made 447 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Evander Kane has scored 20 total points this year for the Sabres. He has 12 goals this season with 96 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jason Pominville averages 15.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 6 goals on 39 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Robin Lehner has 4 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Sabres. He has 411 shots against him and he's surrendered 40 goals. He's made 371 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 21 total points this season, which ranks them 22nd in the NHL. They are 19th in the league in goals scored with 59 while they've given up 55 goals, ranking them 24th overall. They have had 65 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th in the NHL. The Wild have allowed 70 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, putting them 7th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.83% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 9th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres are 30th in the NHL with a total of 14 points this year. They have 10 power play goals on 67 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 30th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 63 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. That is 8th in the NHL. As a team, the Sabres are 30th in the league with 48 goals scored while they've given up 74 goals, which is 3rd overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.52%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 29th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 48% as they've tried 1,081 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,169 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 26th in Corsi percentage. They are 20th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49% as they have 828 shots while they've given up 861 attempts on defense. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the year. That puts them 21st and 10th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 619 face-off wins as opposed to 622 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 18th overall in the NHL. On defense Minnesota has 379 hits and they've blocked 308 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 9th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Sabres start possessions in the offensive zone 53% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the year. That ranks them 10th and 21st respectively in the NHL. They have 644 face-off wins as opposed to 625 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 469 hits and they've blocked 278 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 25th in blocked shots. Buffalo is ranked 25th in Corsi percentage with 48% as they've tried 1,106 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,198 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 24th in the NHL at 48.1%, as they have 854 shots while they've given up 920 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo +136

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