Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres NHL Tips 3/1/2019
Friday, March 1, 2019
KeyBank Center
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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to KeyBank Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, March 1, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Penguins at -135 and the Sabres at +110.
Pittsburgh has a record of 33-22-8 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 217 goals and given up 195 goals for a point differential of +22. For the season they have an ATS record of 33-30-0 and an over/under record of 31-27-0. Buffalo has a record of 29-26-8 this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 177 goals and surrendered 197 for a goal differential of -20. Their record against the spread is 29-34-0 while their over/under record is 34-27-0.
Valuable Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends
The Pittsburgh Penguins are 33-30-0 straight up this year
The Pittsburgh Penguins are 31-27-0 against the over/under this season
Important Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends
The Buffalo Sabres are 29-34-0 straight up this year
The Buffalo Sabres are 34-27-0 against the over/under this season
Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
02/27/19 D Brian Dumoulin Concussion is questionable Friday vs Buffalo
02/27/19 RW Bryan Rust Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/27/19 D Chad Ruhwedel Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/27/19 D Kris Letang Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Buffalo
02/12/19 D Olli Maatta Upper Body IR (02/12)
Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries
02/21/19 D Marco Scandella Undisclosed is out indefinitely
Player Spotlight
Matt Murray has 19 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 1,016 shots against him and he's given up 89 goals. He's made 927 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Phil Kessel has accumulated 64 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 21 goals this year with 156 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 43 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Sidney Crosby averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 27 goals on 176 shots. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 77 points on the season.
Player Spotlight
Jeff Skinner has scored 57 total points this year for the Sabres. He has 36 goals this season with 206 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Carter Hutton has 16 wins and 18 losses this year in goal for the Sabres. He has 1,171 shots against him and he's surrendered 105 goals. He's made 1,066 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Sam Reinhart averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 18 goals on 139 shots. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the season.
Useful Team Statistics
The Penguins have allowed 176 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 16th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.56% 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 Penguins have 74 total points this season, ranking 11th in the NHL in offense. They are 6th in the league with 217 goals while they've given up 195 goals, which is 15th overall. They have had 169 power play opportunities and scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 6th in the NHL.
Useful Team Statistics
As a team, the Sabres are 22nd with 177 goals scored while they are 12th in the NHL with 197 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.60%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 13th place in the league. The Sabres have a total of 66 points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 36 power play goals on 192 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks their power play unit 18th. They've allowed 165 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 5th overall.
Advanced Statistics
Pittsburgh is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49%, as they've attempted 3,640 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,786 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.3% as they have 2,755 attempts while they have given up 2,831 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 18th in the league. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 1,887 face-off wins compared to 1,902 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,844 hits and they have blocked 955 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.
Advanced Statistics
The Sabres are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 1,847 face-off wins compared to 1,926 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Buffalo has 1,160 hits and they have blocked 785 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Buffalo is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50% as they've attempted 3,584 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,587 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50% ranks 17th as they have 2,804 attempts while they have given up 2,802 shots on the defensive end.
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