Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars NHL Game Picks 1/30/2019

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

American Airlines Center

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The Buffalo Sabres head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Sabres at +165 and the Stars at -225.

Buffalo has a record of 24-18-6 this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 140 goals and surrendered 144 goals for a point differential of -4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 24-24-0 and an over/under record of 26-21-0. Dallas has a record of 24-21-4 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 126 goals and given up 128 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 24-25-0 while their over/under mark is 15-28-0.

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 Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 24-25-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 15-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

12/07/18 D Casey Nelson Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/28/19 D Matt Hunwick Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Columbus

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

12/31/18 C Jason Dickinson Back is out indefinitely
12/31/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out indefinitely
11/19/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body IR (11/19)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)
01/25/19 C Tyler Pitlick Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Buffalo
01/25/19 RW Valeri Nichushkin Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Buffalo

Player Spotlight

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

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has 34 total points this season for the Stars. He has 18 goals this year with 116 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 18 goals on 196 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 16 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 902 shots against him and he's given up 71 goals. He's made 831 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres have 54 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 140 goals while giving up 144 scores, which has them ranked 24th and 21st respectively. They have had 147 power play chances and scored 25 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the league. The Sabres have given up 135 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 9th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.01% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 9th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 18th in the league with a total of 52 points this season. They have 27 power play goals on 131 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the NHL. They've given up 148 power play opportunities and surrendered 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 7th overall. As a team, the Stars are 29th with a total of 126 goals scored while they've given up 128 goals this season, ranking 30th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.50%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Buffalo is 17th 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 Stars are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.6% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 1,514 face-off wins compared to 1,399 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,106 hits and they have blocked 762 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Dallas is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.8% as they've attempted 2,651 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,893 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.2% ranks 23rd as they have 1,982 attempts while they have given up 2,131 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo +165

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