Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres NHL Game Picks 4/2/2019

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

KeyBank Center

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The Nashville Predators head to KeyBank Center to take on the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at -195 and the Sabres at +145.

Nashville has a record of 44-29-6 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've tallied 225 goals and surrendered 206 goals for a point differential of +19. For the year they have an ATS mark of 44-35-0 and an over/under record of 32-44-0. Buffalo has a record of 31-38-10 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 207 goals and given up 262 for a goal differential of -55. Their record against the spread is 31-48-0 while their over/under mark is 42-34-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 44-35-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 32-44-0 against the over/under this season

Important Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 31-48-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 42-34-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

04/01/19 D Matt Hunwick Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Nashville
03/31/19 D Marco Scandella Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Nashville
03/31/19 D Rasmus Ristolainen Illness is questionable Tuesday vs Nashville
03/31/19 C Vladimir Sobotka Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Nashville
03/31/19 D Zach Bogosian Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Nashville

Player Spotlight

Mattias Ekholm has scored 44 total points this year for the Predators. He has 8 goals this season with 140 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 36 assists on the year and averages 23.4 minutes played per contest. Roman Josi averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 15 goals on 268 attempts. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 27 wins and 19 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 1,488 shots against him and he's surrendered 124 goals. He's made 1,364 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Jeff Skinner has 60 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 37 goals this year with 260 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Sam Reinhart averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 20 goals on 172 attempts. He has 42 assists, giving him a total of 62 points on the year. Carter Hutton has 17 wins and 24 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has 1,483 shots against him and he's given up 137 goals. He's made 1,346 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 94 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 225 goals while giving up 206 scores, which has them ranked 19th and 28th respectively. They have had 249 power play chances and scored 32 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the league. The Predators have given up 244 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 6th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.79% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 6th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres are 28th in the league with a total of 72 points this season. They have 42 power play goals on 226 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the NHL. They've given up 205 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 16th overall. As a team, the Sabres are 26th with a total of 207 goals scored while they've given up 262 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.99%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.1%, as they've attempted 4,692 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,318 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.9% as they have 3,538 attempts while they have given up 3,280 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 52% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 2,451 face-off wins compared to 2,306 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,455 hits and they have blocked 1,038 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sabres are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 2,253 face-off wins compared to 2,452 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That is 27th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 1,504 hits and they have blocked 976 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Buffalo is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50% as they've attempted 4,496 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,500 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.9% ranks 15th as they have 3,511 attempts while they have given up 3,524 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Nashville -195

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