Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, 10/13/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres

Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: MSG Network

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+105) Sabres (-125)

The Ottawa Senators are headed to KeyBank Center on Thursday where they will take on the Buffalo Sabres. The moneyline on this matchup has the Senators at +105 while the Sabres are priced at -125. The total comes in at 6.

The Ottawa Senators were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-2 win over the Flyers the last time they stepped on the ice last year. Ottawa tallied 6 minutes in the box in this game. The Senators had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the victory. Moreover, they had 4 power play chances and were able to score 1 goal. In the matchup, they converted 4 of the 36 shots they looked to score on.

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Ottawa Senators opposition had 249 power play opportunities (11th in the NHL) and earned 49 goals in those attempts. The Senators had 2,740 shots attempted against them and held a save percentage of .904. Ottawa took 2,463 shots and held a shooting percentage of 9.1%. While at even strength, the Senators surrendered 215 goals while scoring 177. Ottawa compiled 243 power play chances and notched 47 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 19.34%. For the previous season, they recorded 73 points and their points percentage was .445. With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Ottawa Senators earned 224 goals (26th in professional hockey) last year and given up 264.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Anton Forsberg. During his career on the ice, Forsberg has earned 51 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .543. His save percentage is .909 during his 5,371 mins played. Forsberg has had 2,993 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 2,722 saves. The opposition has been able to score 271 goals versus Forsberg in his career and his goals against rate is 3.03. He has earned a win-loss mark of 37-46-9 and he has gotten the start in 94 games. Forsberg has been in net for 102 games throughout his NHL career.

In their last game of last year, Buffalo went up against the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Sabres got the victory by a score of 3-2. The Sabres earned 3 goals out of the 36 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play attempts in this contest but weren't able to score a goal.

Last season, the Buffalo Sabres had 229 goals, 75 points, as well as a points percentage of .457. They granted a total of 287 goals to be scored by way of 237 goals at even strength and 50 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Sabres scored 182 goals at even strength and 47 goals (19th in the NHL) while on the power play. They recorded 222 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 21.17%. Buffalo took 2,449 shots (22nd in professional hockey) and had a shooting percentage of 9.35%, while allowing their opponent 2,702 shots. They recorded a penalty kill percentage of 76.42% on their opposition's 212 power play chances, and their save percentage was at 89.4%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Craig Anderson in the crease. Anderson has amassed a career record of 308-264-71 and has been in net for 683 contests. Anderson's quality start percentage is 53.3% and he has 318 quality starting assignments in his career. He has gathered 19,099 saves out of the 20,939 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .912. Opponents are averaging 2.85 goals per game and he has allowed 1,840 goals altogether. He has made the start in 597 contests and has racked up 38,738 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa (+105)

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