Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators NHL Picks & Predictions 3/26/2019

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at -130 and the Senators at +105.

Buffalo has a record of 31-34-9 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 201 goals and given up 241 goals for a point differential of -40. For the season they have an ATS record of 31-43-0 and an over/under record of 40-31-0. Ottawa is 26-43-6 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 222 goals and surrendered 277 for a goal differential of -55. Their record against the spread is 26-49-0 while their over/under record is 40-30-0.

Valuable Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 31-43-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 40-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 26-49-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 40-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

03/23/19 D Matt Hunwick Upper Body is questionable Monday vs New Jersey
03/04/19 D Jake McCabe Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
03/23/19 D Cody Ceci Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Buffalo
03/23/19 LW Zack Smith Back is questionable Tuesday vs Buffalo

Player Spotlight

Sam Reinhart has accumulated 60 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 19 goals this year with 157 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 41 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 15% by scoring 37 goals on 242 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Carter Hutton has 17 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has 1,414 shots against him and he's given up 128 goals. He's made 1,286 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Chris Tierney has scored 46 total points this year for the Senators. He has 9 goals this season with 108 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 17.1 minutes played per game. Bobby Ryan averages 15.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 150 shots. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 13 wins and 18 losses this year in goal for the Senators. He has 1,019 shots against him and he's surrendered 95 goals. He's made 924 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres have 71 total points this season, which ranks them 26th in the NHL. They are 25th in the league in goals scored with 201 while they've given up 241 goals, ranking them 8th overall. They have had 215 power play opportunities and have scored 40 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the NHL. The Sabres have allowed 192 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 10th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.37% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 20th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators are 31st in the NHL with a total of 58 points this year. They have 41 power play goals on 202 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 15th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 201 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 23rd in the NHL. As a team, the Senators are 17th in the league with 222 goals scored while they've given up 277 goals, which is 1st overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.92%. As a team they give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Buffalo is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7%, as they've attempted 4,192 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,242 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.7% as they have 3,270 attempts while they have given up 3,312 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 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 2,119 face-off wins compared to 2,289 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 1,406 hits and they have blocked 930 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 29th 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 2,204 face-off wins compared to 2,245 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 1,631 hits and they have blocked 1,281 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.9% as they've attempted 4,035 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,957 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.3% ranks 31st as they have 3,047 attempts while they have given up 3,676 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa +105

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