Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 1/23/2018

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Buffalo Sabres head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sabres at +111 and the Oilers at -123.

Buffalo has a record of 11-26-9 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-14-6-0. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 103 goals and surrendered 162 goals for a point differential of -59. For the year they have an ATS mark of 11-35-0 and an over/under record of 20-23-0. Edmonton has a record of 21-23-3 including 10-12-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 131 goals and have given up 149 for a goal differential of -18. Their record against the spread is 21-26-0 while their over/under mark is 22-24-0.

Valuable Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 11-35-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 20-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 21-26-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 22-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

01/21/18 D Nathan Beaulieu Illness is "?" Monday vs Calgary
01/21/18 D Victor Antipin Illness is out indefinitely
01/10/18 C Jacob Josefson Lower Body IR (01/09)
01/10/18 D Zach Bogosian Lower Body IR (01/09)

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

01/18/18 C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Ribs IR (01/13)

Player Spotlight

Evander Kane has scored 36 total points this year for the Sabres. He has 16 goals this season with 186 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Jack Eichel averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 18 goals on 160 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Robin Lehner has 9 wins and 18 losses this season in goal for the Sabres. He has 1,017 shots against him and he's surrendered 95 goals. He's made 922 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has 38 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 12 goals this year with 105 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Connor McDavid averages 21.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 15 goals on 143 attempts. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the year. Cam Talbot has 17 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 1,065 shots against him and he's given up 104 goals. He's made 961 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres have 31 total points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 103 goals while giving up 162 scores, which has them ranked 31st and 3rd respectively. They have had 140 power play chances and scored 20 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 30th in the league. The Sabres have given up 138 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 24th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.23% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 31st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 24th in the league with a total of 45 points this season. They have 19 power play goals on 126 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 29th in the NHL. They've given up 150 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking 31st overall. As a team, the Oilers are 22nd with a total of 131 goals scored while they've given up 149 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.16%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Buffalo has a Corsi percentage of 48.3% as they've tried 2,504 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,678 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 22nd in Corsi percentage. They are 22nd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.3% as they have 1,917 shots while they've given up 2,049 attempts on defense. The Sabres start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the year. That puts them 8th and 20th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,423 face-off wins as opposed to 1,358 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 10th overall in the NHL. On defense Buffalo has 1,063 hits and they've blocked 629 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 27th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 53.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the year. That ranks them 4th and 26th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,400 face-off wins as opposed to 1,472 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,251 hits and they've blocked 742 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 6th in blocked shots. Edmonton is ranked 7th in Corsi percentage with 52.3% as they've tried 2,965 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,700 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 2nd in the NHL at 53.1%, as they have 2,214 shots while they've given up 1,958 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Buffalo +111

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