Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres NHL Picks & Predictions 11/21/2018

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

KeyBank Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to KeyBank Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at -103 and the Sabres at -127.

Philadelphia has a record of 9-9-2 this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 63 goals and given up 71 goals for a point differential of -8. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-11-0 and an over/under record of 13-7-0. Buffalo is 13-6-2 this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 65 goals and surrendered 60 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 13-8-0 while their over/under record is 11-9-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 9-11-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 13-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 13-8-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 11-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/17/18 D Christian Folin Undisclosed is questionable Wednesday vs Buffalo
11/17/18 D Radko Gudas Undisclosed is questionable Wednesday vs Buffalo
11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/05/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed IR (11/05)
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/30/18 LW Michael Raffl Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

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

Jakub Voracek has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 5 goals this year with 50 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux averages 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 7 goals on 61 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Calvin Pickard has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Flyers. He has 182 shots against him and he's given up 27 goals. He's made 155 saves for a save percentage of 85%.

Player Spotlight

Jeff Skinner has scored 22 total points this year for the Sabres. He has 14 goals this season with 69 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 17.5 minutes played per game. Jack Eichel averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 5 goals on 86 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Carter Hutton has 9 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Sabres. He has 482 shots against him and he's surrendered 40 goals. He's made 442 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 20 total points this season, which ranks them 23rd in the NHL. They are 15th in the league in goals scored with 63 while they've given up 71 goals, ranking them 3rd overall. They have had 68 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 24th in the NHL. The Flyers have allowed 70 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 69%, putting them 30th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.13% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%. That puts them 31st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres are 4th in the NHL with a total of 28 points this year. They have 12 power play goals on 69 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 22nd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 62 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 6th in the NHL. As a team, the Sabres are 12th in the league with 65 goals scored while they've given up 60 goals, which is 20th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.54%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 10th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3%, as they've attempted 1,194 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,132 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 889 attempts while they have given up 831 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 47.1% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.9% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 634 face-off wins compared to 514 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.2%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 467 hits and they have blocked 301 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sabres are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 615 face-off wins compared to 656 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Buffalo has 385 hits and they have blocked 280 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. Buffalo is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8% as they've attempted 1,190 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,200 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.2% ranks 14th as they have 929 attempts while they have given up 920 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia -103

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