Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 4/17/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Sunday, April 17, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Flyers (23-40-11) will try to beat the Buffalo Sabres (27-38-11) at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday.

The Buffalo Sabres will look to clean up some issues after taking a 6-2 loss against the Blues in their last outing. The Sabres offense left a lot to be desired in this defeat. For the game, they tallied a score on 2 of the 37 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 2 power play attempts but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Buffalo garnered 4 penalty minutes for this matchup.

Buffalo Sabres opponents have earned 193 power play tries (31st in hockey) and have tallied 48 goals in those attempts. The Sabres have had 2,540 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .894. Buffalo has attempted 2,244 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.2%. While at even strength, the Sabres have allowed 221 goals while notching 165 on the offensive side of the ice. Buffalo has tallied 203 power play chances and they have notched 42 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 20.69%. For the season, they have recorded 65 points and their points percentage is sitting at .428. In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Buffalo Sabres have accumulated 207 goals (24th in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have allowed 269.

The man in goal for this game is Craig Anderson. Anderson has been in net for 681 games over the course of his NHL career. He has an overall record of 306-264-71 and he has gotten the start in 595 games. Opponents have notched 1,835 goals against Anderson in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.85. Anderson has seen 20,887 shot attempts against him and has recorded 19,052 saves. His save percentage sits at .912 during his 38,618 mins between the pipes. For his career, Anderson has accrued 317 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .533.

In their last game, Philadelphia squared up with the Rangers in a game where the Flyers ended up losing by a score of 4-0. The Flyers had 0 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 2 power play chances in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal.

Philadelphia has tried 2,264 shots (16th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.35%, while allowing their opponents 2,519 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 76.33% on the other teams 207 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 89.5%. They have earned 213 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 12.68%. The Flyers have earned 162 goals at even strength and 27 goals (30th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 265 goals to be scored by way of 216 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the season, the Philadelphia Flyers have 189 goals, 57 points, in addition to a points percentage of .385.

Across the ice you will find Martin Jones protecting the goal. Jones has accumulated a career record of 196-147-32 and has been in net for 391 games. Jones' quality start rate comes out to 51.8% and he has qualified for 198 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has recorded 9,763 saves out of 10,760 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .907. His opposition is averaging 2.67 goals/game and he has allowed 997 goals altogether. He has been a starter 382 games and has accumulated 22,399 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Buffalo

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