Tuesday, January 10, 2017

First Niagara Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to First Niagara Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 42 games. They have an overall record of 21-15-6 and on the road they have a record of 8-9-3. Currently they are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 123 goals and given up 129 goals for a point differential of -6. The Flyers have an overall record of 2-5-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-21 and an over/under record of 22-15-5. Buffalo shows up with a record of 15-15-9 including 8-8-3 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 89 goals and surrendered 109 for a goal differential of -20. The Sabres have a record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 14-24 while their over/under record sits at 15-20-4.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 10 goals this season with 112 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 17 goals on 112 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Steve Mason has 14 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 898 shots against him and has given up 87 goals. He has made 811 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Sam Reinhart has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 8 goals this season with 85 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 12 goals on 99 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Robin Lehner has 9 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 843 shots against him and has given up 67 goals. He has made 776 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Flyers have 48 total points this season. They have scored 123 goals while giving up 129 goals. They have had 144 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Flyers have allowed 120 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.29% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Sabres have a total of 39 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 128 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 117 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 89 goals scored while they've given up 109 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.83%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 52.2% as they've attempted 2,555 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,336 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.9% as they have 1,886 attempts while they've given up 1,678 shots on the defensive end. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.6% for the season. They have 1,306 face off wins compared to 1,250 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.1%. On defense Philadelphia has 1,055 hits and they've blocked 658 shots from the opposition.

Buffalo has attempted 2,059 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,273 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47% as they have 1,547 shots while they've given up 1,747 attempts on defense. The Sabres have an offensive zone percentage of 48.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.1% as they've compiled 1,212 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,162 face off losses. On defense Buffalo has blocked 526 shot attempts and they have 939 hits as a unit.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 17-21 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 22-15-5 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 14-24 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 15-20-4 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

01/04/17 D Mark Streit Shoulder out indefinitely

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

12/31/16 LW William Carrier Hand out indefinitely
12/31/16 C Johan Larsson Wrist out for season
12/30/16 D Dmitry Kulikov Back out indefinitely
11/12/16 C Cody McCormick Blood Clot out indefinitely
11/10/16 LW Tyler Ennis Groin out indefinitely
01/09/17 D Jake McCabe Undisclosed injured last game, "?" Tuesday vs. Philadelphia
01/09/17 D Josh Gorges Hip "?" Tuesday vs. Philadelphia

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo

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