Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres NHL Picks & Predictions 3/10/2018

Saturday, March 10, 2018

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to KeyBank Center to take on the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, March 10, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at -190 and the Sabres at +171.

Vegas has a record of 43-19-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 19-12-3-1. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 230 goals and surrendered 184 goals for a point differential of +46. For the year they have an ATS mark of 43-24-0 and an over/under record of 36-29-0. Buffalo has a record of 22-35-11 including 10-19-4-1 on home ice this year. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 164 goals and have given up 222 for a goal differential of -58. Their record against the spread is 22-46-0 while their over/under mark is 31-33-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 43-24-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 36-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 22-46-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 31-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
03/08/18 LW James Neal Hand is "?" Saturday vs Buffalo
03/08/18 D Nate Schmidt Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs Buffalo
03/08/18 C Oscar Lindberg Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Buffalo
03/08/18 RW Reilly Smith Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Buffalo
03/02/18 D Luca Sbisa Undisclosed IR (03/01)
02/10/18 GO Malcolm Subban Upper Body IR (02/10)
02/10/18 LW William Carrier Upper Body IR (02/07)

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

03/08/18 LW Evan Rodrigues Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Vegas
03/08/18 RW Kyle Okposo Undisclosed left last game, is "?" Saturday vs Vegas
03/08/18 C Seth Griffith Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Vegas
03/08/18 C Kyle Criscuolo Shoulder is OUT 4-6 weeks
02/11/18 C Jack Eichel Ankle IR (02/09)
02/08/18 D Jake McCabe Shoulder IR (02/06)
01/27/18 D Zach Bogosian Hip IR (01/09)

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has scored 65 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 22 goals this season with 220 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 43 assists on the year and averages 17.3 minutes played per contest. William Karlsson averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by tallying 35 goals on 148 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 60 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 23 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 1,075 shots against him and he's surrendered 77 goals. He's made 998 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has 50 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 19 goals this year with 180 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 20.7 minutes played per contest. Kyle Okposo averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 11 goals on 136 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year. Robin Lehner has 14 wins and 24 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has 1,456 shots against him and he's given up 131 goals. He's made 1,325 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 91 total points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They've scored 230 goals while giving up 184 scores, which has them ranked 2nd and 25th respectively. They have had 205 power play chances and scored 43 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 9th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 193 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 17th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.42% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 14th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres are 30th in the league with a total of 55 points this season. They have 35 power play goals on 206 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 25th in the NHL. They've given up 200 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 21st overall. As a team, the Sabres are 30th with a total of 164 goals scored while they've given up 222 goals this season, ranking 3rd in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.91%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9%, as they've attempted 4,095 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,794 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.9% as they have 3,048 attempts while they have given up 2,829 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 52.9% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 2,035 face-off wins compared to 2,091 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,330 hits and they have blocked 965 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sabres are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 2,100 face-off wins compared to 1,980 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 1,492 hits and they have blocked 925 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Buffalo is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.9% as they've attempted 3,654 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,967 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.1% ranks 23rd as they have 2,820 attempts while they have given up 3,042 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas -190

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