Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 3/16/2019

Saturday, March 16, 2019

PNC Arena

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, March 16, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +170 and the Hurricanes at -230.

Buffalo has a record of 30-31-9 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 190 goals and given up 223 goals for a point differential of -33. For the season they have an ATS record of 30-40-0 and an over/under record of 38-30-0. Carolina is 38-24-7 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 207 goals and surrendered 189 for a goal differential of +18. Their record against the spread is 38-31-0 while their over/under record is 30-38-0.

Valuable Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 30-40-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 38-30-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 38-31-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 30-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

03/14/19 D Zach Bogosian Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Carolina
03/10/19 C Jack Eichel Suspension 2-game suspension (eligible to return 3/16 vs Carolina)
03/04/19 D Jake McCabe Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

03/14/19 D Calvin de Haan Eye is doubtful Friday vs Columbus
03/13/19 LW Micheal Ferland Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Columbus

Player Spotlight

Sam Reinhart has accumulated 58 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 18 goals this year with 152 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 40 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Jeff Skinner averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 36 goals on 226 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the season. Carter Hutton has 16 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has 1,293 shots against him and he's given up 116 goals. He's made 1,177 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has scored 77 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 30 goals this season with 213 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 47 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 18 goals on 142 shots. He has 47 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 18 wins and 12 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 902 shots against him and he's surrendered 83 goals. He's made 819 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres have 69 total points this season, which ranks them 23rd in the NHL. They are 26th in the league in goals scored with 190 while they've given up 223 goals, ranking them 9th overall. They have had 205 power play opportunities and have scored 38 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the NHL. The Sabres have allowed 184 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 11th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.33% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 16th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 11th in the NHL with a total of 83 points this year. They have 39 power play goals on 224 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 20th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 210 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 6th in the NHL. As a team, the Hurricanes are 18th in the league with 207 goals scored while they've given up 189 goals, which is 27th overall. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.65%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Buffalo is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8%, as they've attempted 3,969 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,002 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.8% as they have 3,086 attempts while they have given up 3,117 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 16th in the league. The Sabres start possessions in the offensive zone 50.7% of the time, which is 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 2,017 face-off wins compared to 2,161 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 1,316 hits and they have blocked 885 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 2,041 face-off wins compared to 2,139 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,709 hits and they have blocked 868 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.1% as they've attempted 4,471 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,648 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.9% ranks 1st as they have 3,378 attempts while they have given up 2,780 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Carolina -230

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