Anaheim Ducks vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, 12/7/2021 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Buffalo Sabres

Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: MSG Network

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (-114) Sabres (-106)

KeyBank Center is the venue where Dustin Tokarski and the Buffalo Sabres (8-13-3) will take on the Anaheim Ducks (13-8-4) on Tuesday. The Ducks open this matchup at -114 while the Sabres are coming in at -106. The over/under opens at 6.

The Ducks had a rough game after their 4-3 loss against the Flames their last time on the ice. The Ducks had an average offensive performance in this defeat. For the matchup, they earned a goal on 3 out of the 34 shots they tried. In addition, they had 3 power play tries and scored 1 goal. Anaheim tallied 18 penalty mins in this matchup. The Corsi for the Ducks sat at 57 and the Corsi against at the end of this game was 57 which means they had a Corsi percentage of 50.0%. Their Fenwick came in at 40 and the Fenwick against was 48, giving them a Fenwick rate of 45.5%. They accumulated 29 face-off wins at even strength and were beaten on 24 attempts to take control of the puck. The offensive zone starts for them were rated at 41.4% and their PDO was 97.9 in this one.

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The Ducks have had 827 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .913. While playing at even strength, the Ducks have surrendered 62 goals while scoring 63 on the offensive side of the ice. Anaheim Ducks opponents have totaled 67 power play tries (20th in pro hockey) and have come away with 10 goals in those chances. For the current campaign, they have 30 points and their points percentage sits at .600. Anaheim has taken 799 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.4%. Pertaining to their scoring, the Anaheim Ducks have tallied 83 goals (6th in the NHL) for the season and have given up 72. Anaheim skates onto the rink with 73 power play opportunities and they have scored 20 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 27.40%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Anthony Stolarz. Over the course of his pro career, Stolarz has compiled 16 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .533. He has a save percentage of .915 in his 2,129 mins between the pipes. Stolarz has seen 1,160 shots against him and has accrued 1,061 saves. Opponents have tallied 99 goals versus Stolarz in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.79. He has compiled an overall record of 13-12-5 and got the start in 30 games. Stolarz has been in goal for 40 games during his professional hockey career.

Their last time out, Buffalo played the Hurricanes in a game where the Sabres ended up taking the loss by a score of 6-2. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this outing and notched 1 goal out of those chances. The Sabres earned 2 goals of the 34 shots on goal they tried. Their PDO at even strength was 84 and their oZS percentage was 62.9%. Buffalo had a 54.6% Corsi rate. This Corsi rating tells us the kind of game Buffalo had and you might say they will look have a bounce back performance in their next game. Their Fenwick rate was 56.0% by accumulating a Fenwick of 42 and the Hurricanes ending the game with a 33 Fenwick.

During this campaign, the Buffalo Sabres have notched a total of 69 goals, 19 points, in addition to a points percentage of .396. They have granted a total of 90 goals to be scored by of a combination of 77 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Sabres are sitting with 56 goals at even strength and 13 goals (19th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 63 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 20.63%. Buffalo has tried 704 shots (22nd in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.80%, while allowing their opponents 811 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 78.33% on their opponents 60 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 88.9%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Dustin Tokarski protecting the net. He has a tally of 1,552 saves out of 1,717 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .904. Tokarski has a career mark of 16-25-10 and has participated in 61 games. He has made the start in 50 games and has been on the ice for 3,189 minutes. Tokarski's percentage of quality starts comes out to 46.0% and he has accumulated 23 quality starting assignments in his professional career. Opponents are averaging 3.10 goals per contest and he has yielded 165 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo (-106)

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