Buffalo Sabres at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 12/3/2018

Monday, December 3, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Monday, December 3, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +165 and the Predators at -200.

Buffalo has a record of 17-7-3 this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 85 goals and given up 76 goals for a point differential of +9. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-10-0 and an over/under record of 13-13-0. Nashville has a record of 18-8-1 this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 88 goals and surrendered 66 for a goal differential of +22. Their record against the spread is 17-9-0 while their over/under record is 11-14-0.

Valuable Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 17-10-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 13-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 17-9-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 11-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

12/02/18 LW Conor Sheary Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Nashville
12/02/18 D Jake McCabe Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Nashville
12/02/18 D Marco Scandella Vertigo is questionable Monday vs Nashville
10/04/18 C Scott Wilson Leg is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Sean Malone Knee is out indefinitely
10/03/18 C Johan Larsson Foot IR (10/03)

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

12/02/18 LW Filip Forsberg Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks
12/02/18 C Nick Bonino Illness is questionable Monday vs Buffalo
11/25/18 C Kyle Turris Undisclosed is out indefinitely
11/15/18 D P.K. Subban Undisclosed IR (11/15)
11/12/18 LW Viktor Arvidsson Upper Body IR (11/12)
10/25/18 D Dan Hamhuis Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Carter Hutton has 12 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has 615 shots against him and he's given up 51 goals. He's made 564 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jack Eichel has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 5 goals this year with 109 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jeff Skinner averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 20 goals on 83 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Filip Forsberg has scored 22 total points this year for the Predators. He has 14 goals this season with 86 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Pekka Rinne has 11 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Predators. He has 485 shots against him and he's surrendered 32 goals. He's made 453 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Ryan Johansen averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 5 goals on 50 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres have allowed 81 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 12th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.95% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 5th in the league. The Sabres have 37 total points this season, ranking 3rd in the NHL in offense. They are 10th in the league with 85 goals while they've given up 76 goals, which is 20th overall. They have had 87 power play opportunities and scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Predators are 7th with 88 goals scored while they are 29th in the NHL with 66 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.00%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 4th place in the league. The Predators have a total of 37 points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 15 power play goals on 100 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks their power play unit 30th. They've allowed 86 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Buffalo is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8%, as they've attempted 1,488 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,559 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.1% as they have 1,168 attempts while they have given up 1,211 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Sabres start possessions in the offensive zone 49.3% of the time, which is 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 772 face-off wins compared to 863 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 511 hits and they have blocked 348 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 892 face-off wins compared to 812 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Nashville has 420 hits and they have blocked 343 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Nashville is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.3% as they've attempted 1,594 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,396 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.7% ranks 5th as they have 1,219 attempts while they have given up 1,053 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville -200

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