Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Tips 1/29/2019

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Nationwide Arena

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +162 and the Blue Jackets at -200.

Buffalo has a record of 24-18-6 this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 140 goals and given up 144 goals for a point differential of -4. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-24-0 and an over/under record of 26-21-0. Columbus has a record of 28-17-3 this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 154 goals and surrendered 146 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 28-20-0 while their over/under record is 18-26-0.

Valuable Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 24-24-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 26-21-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 28-20-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 18-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

12/07/18 D Casey Nelson Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

01/10/19 LW Markus Hannikainen Upper Body IR (01/10)

Player Spotlight

Carter Hutton has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has 932 shots against him and he's given up 82 goals. He's made 850 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jeff Skinner has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 30 goals this year with 153 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Sam Reinhart averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 11 goals on 98 shots. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 48 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 27 goals this season with 184 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Sergei Bobrovsky has 19 wins and 14 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 970 shots against him and he's surrendered 93 goals. He's made 877 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Artemi Panarin averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 19 goals on 122 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres have allowed 135 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 9th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.01% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 9th in the league. The Sabres have 54 total points this season, ranking 15th in the NHL in offense. They are 22nd in the league with 140 goals while they've given up 144 goals, which is 21st overall. They have had 147 power play opportunities and scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 14th with 154 goals scored while they are 19th in the NHL with 146 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.08%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 19th place in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 59 points this year, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 21 power play goals on 144 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks their power play unit 27th. They've allowed 129 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Buffalo is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6%, as they've attempted 2,707 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,748 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.6% as they have 2,114 attempts while they have given up 2,146 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Sabres start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time, which is 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 1,418 face-off wins compared to 1,517 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 878 hits and they have blocked 602 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.5% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 1,414 face-off wins compared to 1,477 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Columbus has 912 hits and they have blocked 664 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Columbus is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4% as they've attempted 2,688 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,645 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 8th as they have 2,119 attempts while they have given up 1,981 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus -200

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