Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals Prediction, 11/8/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals

Date: Monday, November 8, 2021

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Odds/Point Spread: Sabres (+200) Capitals (-250)

Capital One Arena is the site where Vitek Vanecek and the Washington Capitals (5-2-4) will play the Buffalo Sabres (5-4-2) on Monday. The Capitals open this matchup at -250 while the Sabres are coming in at +200. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The Sabres were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 4-3 defeat against the Red Wings their last time out. When starting in the offensive zone they sat at 49.5% and their PDO was 93.1 in this one. They compiled 20 face-off wins when at even strength and lost on 30 attempts to win the face-off. Their Fenwick came in at 38 and the Fenwick against was 35, meaning they had a Fenwick rate of 52.1%. The Corsi for the Sabres was sitting at 50 and the Corsi against was 47 which had their Corsi percentage coming in at 51.5%. Buffalo had 4 penalty minutes in this game. Moreover, they had 2 chances with the advantage and were able to notch 1 goal. The Sabres played like an average offensive team in this defeat. In the game, they scored on 3 out of the 32 shots they put on net.

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The Sabres have had 356 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .913. When playing at even strength, the Sabres have surrendered 28 goals while getting 24 of their own. Buffalo Sabres opponents have totaled 29 power play opportunities (24th in the league) and have a total of 3 goals in those chances. For the current campaign, they have scored 12 points and their points % is .545. Buffalo has taken 332 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.6%. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Buffalo Sabres have racked up 32 goals (16th in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have given up 31. Buffalo is sitting with 29 power play chances and they have notched 8 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 27.59%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Craig Anderson. The opposition has been able to score 1,758 goals versus Anderson in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.83. Anderson has taken the ice for 658 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .913 for his 37,232 minutes on the ice. He has earned an overall mark of 295-254-69 and he has gotten the start in 572 games. For his professional hockey career, Anderson has accumulated 308 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .538. Anderson has seen 20,184 shot attempts against him and has amassed 18,426 total saves.

In their last outing, Washington faced off against the Flyers in a game where the Capitals were on the wrong end of the score by a final score of 2-1. Washington earned a 42.6% Corsi rate. These Corsi stats speak to the kind of game that Washington played and you can safely assume that they'll look to improve in their next outing. Their Fenwick rate was 46.6% by earning a Fenwick of 34 and the Flyers having earned a 39 Fenwick. They had a PDO at even strength of 98 and they'll go home having earned an oZS percentage of 48.4%. The Capitals notched 1 goal of the 32 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play attempts in this one but weren't able to notch a goal.

On the season, the Washington Capitals have 37 goals, 14 points, in addition to a points percentage of .636. They have allowed 29 goals to be scored by of a combination of 22 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Capitals are sitting with 30 goals at even strength and 7 goals (15th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have earned 40 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 17.50%. Washington has tried 350 shots (11th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.57%, while allowing the opposition 297 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 76.67% on their opponents 30 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.2%.

Across the rink you will find Vitek Vanecek protecting the net. Vanecek has compiled a lifetime mark of 23-11-7 and has been in net for 44 games. Vanecek's percentage of quality starts sits at 46.5% and he has earned 20 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has recorded 1,074 stops out of the 1,184 shots taken, giving him a rate of .907. His opposition is averaging 2.66 goals/game and he has yielded 110 goals altogether. He was named a starter in 43 games and has been on the ice for 2,476 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo (+200)

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