Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 11/30/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Sabres (+116) Red Wings (-140)

Little Caesars Arena is the site where the Detroit Red Wings (11-6-4) will meet the Buffalo Sabres (9-12-1) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Sabres at +116 while the Red Wings are coming in at -140. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Buffalo Sabres will look for better times on the ice after their 6-5 defeat against the Lightning in their previous contest . Buffalo compiled 10 penalty mins in this outing. Furthermore, they had 1 chance on the power play but didn't net one. The Sabres had a good offensive output in the loss. For the outing, they finished 5 of the 37 shots they put on goal.

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Buffalo Sabres opponents have earned 71 power play tries (18th in hockey) and have racked up 21 goals in those attempts. The Sabres so far have had 701 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .887. Buffalo has taken 716 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.3%. While at even strength, the Sabres have allowed the opponent to score 58 goals while scoring 60 of their own. Buffalo has tallied 82 power play opportunities and they have tallied 21 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 25.61%. For the current season, they have tallied 19 points and their points % is .432. Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the Buffalo Sabres have notched 81 goals (5th in pro hockey) this season and have given up 79.

The man in net for this game is Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Luukkonen has been involved in 16 games during his pro hockey career. He has an overall mark of 4-9-3 and he has started in 16 games. The opposition has scored 50 goals against Luukkonen in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 3.33. Luukkonen has seen 510 shot attempts against him and has gathered 460 total saves. His save percentage currently is .902 for his 902 minutes guarding the cage. For his professional hockey career, Luukkonen has accumulated 7 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .438.

In their last game, Detroit faced the Maple Leafs in a matchup where the Red Wings took the loss by a mark of 4-2. The Red Wings had 2 goals out of the 44 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

For the year, the Detroit Red Wings have earned a total of 67 goals, 26 points, in addition to a points percentage of .619. They have allowed 64 goals to be scored by way of 52 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they were shorthanded. The Red Wings are sitting with 50 goals at even strength and 17 goals (11th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have earned 76 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 22.37%. Detroit has put up 630 shots (25th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.63%, while allowing their opponents 649 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.95% on their opponents 63 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 90.1%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Ville Husso defending the net. He is sitting with 1,941 stops out of 2,128 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .912. Husso has a career mark of 43-16-10 and has participated in 72 games. He has started in 68 games and has played for a total of 4,140 minutes. Husso's quality start percentage sits at 55.9% and he has 38 quality starts in his NHL career. Opponents are averaging 2.71 goals per game and he has surrendered 187 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo (+116)

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