Buffalo Sabres vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 12/19/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Monday, December 19, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Sabres (+155) Golden Knights (-188)

The Vegas Golden Knights (22-10-1) will go up against the Buffalo Sabres (15-14-2) at T-Mobile Arena on Monday. The odds on this game have the Sabres at +155 and the Golden Knights are opening at -188. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Buffalo Sabres came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 5-2 win over the Coyotes their last time on the ice. The Sabres had a solid offensive outing in this victory. For the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 43 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 5 power play opportunities and were able to score 2 goals. Buffalo amassed 12 minutes in the box in this contest.

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Pertaining to scoring goals, the Buffalo Sabres have accounted for 123 goals (1st in the NHL) on the season and have surrendered 107. For the season, they have recorded 32 points and their points percentage comes in at .516. Buffalo has accounted for 120 power play opportunities and they have tallied 36 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 30.00%. At even strength, the Sabres have allowed 78 goals while having 87 themselves. Buffalo has tried 1,010 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.2%. The Sabres have seen 1,009 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .894. Buffalo Sabres opponents have 106 power play opportunities (11th in the league) and have tallied 29 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Craig Anderson. The opposition has scored 1,873 goals versus Anderson in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.85. Anderson has played in 696 games throughout his NHL career. His save percentage is at .912 for his 39,484 minutes on the ice. He has amassed a record of 315-268-72 and he has started in 609 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Anderson has accumulated 325 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .534. Anderson has had 21,364 shot attempts against him and he has 19,491 total saves.

In their last outing, Vegas went up against the Islanders in an outing where the Golden Knights ended up taking the loss by a final score of 5-2. The Golden Knights converted 2 goals out of the 38 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 3 chances on the power play in this game and notched 2 out of those opportunities.

During this campaign, the Vegas Golden Knights have earned a total of 108 goals, 45 points, in addition to a points percentage of .682. They have allowed 91 goals to be scored by way of 70 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Golden Knights have earned 84 goals at even strength and 24 goals (11th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 93 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 25.81%. Vegas has taken 1,068 shots (4th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.11%, while allowing the other team 1,013 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 74.70% on their opponents 83 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 91.0%.

For the opposition you are expected to see Logan Thompson defending the net. Thompson is the owner of a lifetime record of 24-13-3 and has been in goal for 42 contests. Thompson's quality start percentage comes out to 53.8% and he has made 21 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He has accrued 1,160 stops out of 1,267 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .916. The opposition is averaging 2.65 goals/game and he has yielded 107 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 39 games and has played 2,425 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas (-188)

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