Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres NHL Parlay 10/8/2018

Monday, October 8, 2018

KeyBank Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to KeyBank Center to take on the Buffalo Sabres on Monday, October 8, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at -155 and the Sabres at +118.

Vegas has a record of 1-1-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 1-0-0-0. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 4 goals and surrendered 6 goals for a point differential of -2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 0-1-0 and an over/under record of 1-0-0. Buffalo has a regular season record of 1-1-0, including 0-1-0-0 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 3 goals and given up 5 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 0-1-0 while their over/under mark is 0-1-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 0-1-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 1-0-0 against the over/under this season

Important Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

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

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

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/03/18 RW Alex Tuch Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/01/18 C Cody Eakin Lower Body is out indefinitely
09/02/18 D Nate Schmidt Suspension 20-game suspension (eligible to return 11/18 vs Edmonton)

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

10/07/18 D Matt Hunwick Neck is questionable Monday vs Vegas
10/07/18 C Vladimir Sobotka Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs Vegas
10/07/18 D Zach Bogosian Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Vegas
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

Marc-Andre Fleury has 1 win and 1 loss this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 46 shots against him and he's surrendered 6 goals. He's made 40 stops for a save percentage of 87%. Jon Marchessault has scored 2 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 1 goal this season with 9 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 1 assist on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. William Karlsson averages 21 minutes of ice time per game this season. He has yet to score or assist on a goal this season.

Player Spotlight

Sam Reinhart has 1 total point this season for the Sabres. He has a total of 1 assist on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Carter Hutton has 1 win and 1 loss this season in net for the Sabres. He has 69 shots against him and he's given up 4 goals. He's made 65 saves for a save percentage of 94%. Jack Eichel averages 23.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 1 goal on 8 attempts. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 2 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have given up 6 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this season. That is 17th in the league. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 5.97% for the year. They allow 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, ranking them 22nd in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Golden Knights are 20th overall with 2 total points this year. They are 22nd in the league with 4 goals and 15th in goals allowed with 6. They've had 6 power play chances and scored 0 goals on those opportunities. That is 28th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sabres are 23rd with a total of 3 goals scored while they are 16th with 5 goals surrendered this season. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 4.92%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 8th in the league. The Sabres have a total of 2 points this season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have had 2 power play goals on 6 chances for a percentage of 33%. That is 8th overall. They've given up 4 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking 21st when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 59.1%, as they've attempted 130 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 90 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 56.8% as they have 100 attempts while they have given up 76 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 55% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 62 face-off wins compared to 64 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Vegas has 50 hits and they have blocked 14 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sabres are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 72 face-off wins compared to 66 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 43 hits and they have blocked 21 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Buffalo is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5% as they've attempted 120 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 113 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 16th as they have 94 attempts while they have given up 92 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Vegas -155 and over 5.5 total goals

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