Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 10/24/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Sabres (+135) Senators (-167)

The Ottawa Senators (3-2-0) are welcoming the Buffalo Sabres (2-3-0) at Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Buffalo at +135 while Ottawa is sitting at -167. The total comes in at 7.

The Buffalo Sabres will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 3-1 win against the Islanders in their last outing. Buffalo earned 11 penalty minutes for this contest. The Sabres offense showed they have some room for improvement in the win. They also had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to score. For the outing, they converted 3 of the 43 shots they attempted.

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In terms of their scoring capabilities, the Buffalo Sabres have racked up 12 goals (25th in the NHL) this season and have conceded 15. For the year, they have accumulated 4 points and their points percentage comes in at .400. Buffalo skates onto the rink with 16 power play opportunities and they have added 1 goal out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 6.25%. While playing at even strength, the Sabres let the opposition score 14 goals while having 11 on offense. Buffalo has tried 154 shots and has a shooting percentage of 7.8%. The Sabres so far have had 144 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .896. Buffalo Sabres opponents have recorded 19 power play opportunities (15th in professional hockey) and have a total of 1 goal in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Devon Levi. Opponents have racked up 34 goals against Levi in his career and his goals against average per contest is 3.05. Levi has been involved in 11 games throughout his NHL career. His save percentage currently sits at .900 in his 668 mins between the pipes. He has accumulated a record of 6-5-0 and he has started in 11 games. During his career on the ice, Levi has 6 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .545. Levi has seen 340 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 306 total saves.

Their last time out, Ottawa squared up with the Red Wings in a matchup where the Senators were on the wrong end of the score by a mark of 5-2. The Senators tallied 2 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they tried. They had 6 power play opportunities in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those opportunities.

For the season, the Ottawa Senators have tallied 21 goals, 6 points, in addition to a points percentage of .600. They have allowed 15 goals to be scored by of a combination of 10 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they were shorthanded. The Senators have accumulated 16 goals at even strength and 5 goals (11th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 22 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 22.73%. Ottawa has tried 165 shots (12th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 12.73%, while allowing the opposition 134 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 76.19% on the other teams 21 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 88.8%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Joonas Korpisalo protecting the net. He has a tally of 5,825 stops out of the 6,448 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .903. Korpisalo has a career record of 95-83-25 and has been in goal for 224 games. He has made the start in 204 games and has been on the ice for 12,356 mins. Korpisalo's rate of quality starts sits at 49.5% and he has 101 quality starting assignments in his career. The opposition is averaging 3.03 goals per contest and he has yielded 623 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Buffalo (+135)

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