Colorado Avalanche vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, 2/19/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Buffalo Sabres

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: MSG Network

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-375) Sabres (+290)

KeyBank Center is the location where the Buffalo Sabres (16-25-8) will go up against the Colorado Avalanche (35-9-4) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Avalanche at -375 and the Sabres are sitting at +290. The total comes in at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 2-0 win against the Golden Knights in their last outing. Colorado amassed 6 minutes in the box for this matchup. The Avalanche didn't have a great showing offensively in the win. In addition, they had 3 power play opportunities and notched 1 goal. For the game, they earned a goal on 2 out of the 25 shots they put on net.

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When discussing scoring goals, the Colorado Avalanche have accounted for 190 goals (2nd in the NHL) so far this year and have given up 134. For the current season, they sit with 74 points and their points percentage is sitting at .771. Colorado has 175 power play opportunities and they have tallied 42 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 24.00%. When playing at even strength, the Avalanche have conceded 101 goals while notching 148 on the offensive side of the ice. Colorado has attempted 1,689 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.3%. The Avalanche have had 1,467 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .909. Colorado Avalanche opponents have 145 power play tries (10th in pro hockey) and have come away with 33 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Darcy Kuemper. During his career on the ice, Kuemper has accumulated 148 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .571. His save percentage currently is .917 during his 15,518 minutes played. Kuemper has seen 7,687 shots against him and has garnered 7,051 total saves. Opponents have scored 636 goals versus Kuemper in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.46. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 130-88-34 and he has started in 259 games. Kuemper has taken the ice for 276 contests during his pro hockey career.

When they took the ice last, Buffalo faced off against the Senators in an outing where the Sabres went home in defeat by a score of 3-1. The Sabres recorded 1 goal out of the 24 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 6 power play opportunities in this game and notched 1 goal out of those tries.

The Sabres have tallied 103 goals at even strength and 27 goals (19th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. Buffalo has taken 1,428 shots (23rd in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.10%, while allowing the other team 1,696 shots. For the year, the Buffalo Sabres have accumulated 130 goals, 40 points, in addition to a points percentage of .408. They have a total of 136 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 19.85%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 76.12% on their opponents 134 power play chances, and their save percentage is 90.0%. They have granted a total of 169 goals to be scored by way of 137 goals at even strength and 32 goals while they had less men on the ice.

Across the ice you will find Craig Anderson patrolling the crease. His opposition is averaging 2.83 goals/game and he has given up 1,769 goals overall. Anderson's percentage of quality starts comes out to 53.8% and he has made 310 quality starts in his NHL career. He has been a starter 576 games and has played for a total of 37,471 mins. Anderson has accrued a career mark of 297-256-69 and has been in net for 662 games. He has tallied 18,537 stops out of the 20,306 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .913.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado (-375)

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