Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, 2/17/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres

Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: MSG Network

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+105) Sabres (-126)

The Buffalo Sabres (16-24-8) welcome the Ottawa Senators (17-25-4) at KeyBank Center on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has Ottawa at +105 and Buffalo is sitting at -126. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Ottawa Senators had a rough game after their 5-2 loss against the Blues in their last contest. Ottawa tallied 8 mins in the box in this matchup. The Senators had an offensive game that was below their expectations in this loss. Moreover, they had 4 power play opportunities and were able to net 1 goal. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 20 shots they put on net.

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When it comes to their scoring, the Ottawa Senators have racked up 123 goals (27th in the league) on the season and have conceded 149. For the current campaign, they have scored 38 points and their points percentage is sitting at .413. Ottawa has tallied 142 power play opportunities and they have tallied 24 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 16.90%. At even strength, the Senators have allowed the opponent to score 122 goals while earning 99 on offense. Ottawa has attempted 1,376 shots and has a shooting percentage of 8.9%. The Senators have had 1,562 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .905. Ottawa Senators opponents have tallied 141 power play opportunities (14th in pro hockey) and have a total of 27 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Anton Forsberg. Forsberg has been in goal for 77 games over the course of his hockey career. He has an overall mark of 24-37-6 and was named the starter in 69 games. Opponents have notched 201 goals versus Forsberg in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 3.12. Forsberg has seen 2,134 shots against him and has accrued 1,933 saves. His save percentage sits at .906 for his 3,863 minutes played. During his career on the ice, Forsberg has 33 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .478.

When they took the ice last, Buffalo opposed the Islanders in a game where the Sabres earned a win by a final of 6-3. The Sabres scored 6 goals out of the 41 shots on goal they attempted. They had 2 power play opportunities in this game and notched 1 goal out of those opportunities.

The Sabres have accumulated 103 goals at even strength and 26 goals (19th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. Buffalo has taken 1,404 shots (24th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 9.19%, while allowing the other team 1,668 shots. On the campaign, the Buffalo Sabres are sitting with 129 goals, 40 points, and a points percentage of .417. They have earned 130 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 20.00%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 75.76% on their oppositions 132 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 90.0%. They have granted a total of 166 goals to be scored by of a combination of 134 goals at even strength and 32 goals while they had less men on the ice.

Across the ice you are likely to see Craig Anderson in net. Teams are averaging 2.83 goals/game and he has given up 1,767 goals overall. Anderson's quality start percentage comes out to 53.7% and he has earned 309 quality starts in his pro career. He has been a starter 575 contests and his ice time sits at 37,411 mins. Anderson has accumulated a career mark of 297-255-69 and has participated in 661 contests. He has tallied 18,512 stops out of 20,279 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .913.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa (+105)

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