Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres NHL Picks & Predictions 10/11/2018

Thursday, October 11, 2018

KeyBank Center

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to KeyBank Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, October 11, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +100 and the Sabres at -110.

Colorado has a record of 2-1-0 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 11 goals and given up 8 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 2-1-0 and an over/under record of 2-1-0. Buffalo is 2-1-0 this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 7 goals and surrendered 7 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 2-1-0 while their over/under record is 1-2-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 2-1-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 2-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 2-1-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/10/18 LW Gabriel Landeskog Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Buffalo
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/02/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Lower Body IR (10/02)
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

10/10/18 D Matt Hunwick Neck is questionable Thursday vs Colorado
10/10/18 C Vladimir Sobotka Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Colorado
10/10/18 D Zach Bogosian Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Colorado
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)

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 3 goals this year with 19 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 22.3 minutes played per game. Carl Soderberg averages 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 50% by scoring 2 goals on 4 shots. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 2 wins and no losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 58 shots against him and he's given up 3 goals. He's made 55 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

Player Spotlight

Conor Sheary has scored 3 total points this year for the Sabres. He has 2 goals this season with 7 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 29%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Jack Eichel averages 22 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 3 goals on 12 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Carter Hutton has 2 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Sabres. He has 106 shots against him and he's surrendered 6 goals. He's made 100 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 4 total points this season, which ranks them 11th in the NHL. They are 10th in the league in goals scored with 11 while they've given up 8 goals, ranking them 16th overall. They have had 11 power play opportunities and have scored 3 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 11th in the NHL. The Avalanche have allowed 12 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92%, putting them 8th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.78% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 11th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres are 6th in the NHL with a total of 4 points this year. They have 3 power play goals on 8 opportunities for a percentage of 38%. That ranks them 6th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 6 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 10th in the NHL. As a team, the Sabres are 20th in the league with 7 goals scored while they've given up 7 goals, which is 18th overall. They average 26 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.97%. As a team they give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3%, as they've attempted 176 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 167 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51% as they have 129 attempts while they have given up 124 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 56.4% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.6% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 86 face-off wins compared to 98 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.7%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Colorado has 41 hits and they have blocked 43 shots from the opposition, putting them 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sabres are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.5% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 89 face-off wins compared to 97 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 60 hits and they have blocked 35 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Buffalo is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.3% as they've attempted 155 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 180 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.9% ranks 22nd as they have 123 attempts while they have given up 145 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Buffalo -110

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