Colorado Avalanche vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, 10/29/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Buffalo Sabres

Date: Sunday, October 29, 2023

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: MSG Network

KeyBank Center is where the Buffalo Sabres (3-4-0) will go up against the Colorado Avalanche (6-1-0) on Sunday.

The Colorado Avalanche will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-0 loss to the Penguins in the last game they played. Colorado accounted for 4 minutes in the box in this outing. Additionally, they had 5 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Avalanche could have played much better offensively in this defeat. For the outing, they weren't able to score on any of the 31 shots they attempted.

Colorado Avalanche opponents have totaled 29 power play opportunities (7th in hockey) and have a total of 2 goals in those attempts. The Avalanche have seen 201 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .920. Colorado has taken 254 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.6%. When at even strength, the Avalanche have surrendered 14 goals while scoring 21 as an offensive unit. Colorado comes into the game with 26 power play opportunities and they have scored 6 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 23.08%. For the current campaign, they have earned 12 points and their points percentage sits at .857. In reference to their scoring capabilities, the Colorado Avalanche have earned 27 goals (5th in pro hockey) so far this year and have conceded 16.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Alexandar Georgiev. The opposition has notched 515 goals against Georgiev in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.78. Georgiev has been involved in 198 contests over the course of his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .912 during his 11,117 minutes guarding the cage. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 104-65-17 and he started in 186 games. During his career on the ice, Georgiev has 104 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .559. Georgiev has seen 5,848 shot attempts against him and has garnered 5,333 total saves.

In their last contest, Buffalo went up against the Senators in a matchup where the Sabres got the victory by a mark of 6-4. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game and netted 1 out of those tries. The Sabres recorded 6 goals of the 24 shots on goal they attempted.

The Sabres have tallied 16 goals at even strength and 3 goals (24th in the league) while on the power play. Buffalo has put up 214 shots (16th in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.88%, while allowing the other team 211 shots. On the year, the Buffalo Sabres have a total of 19 goals, 6 points, in addition to a points percentage of .429. They have permitted 22 goals to be scored by way of 19 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 23 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 13.04%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 88.89% on their opponents 27 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 89.6%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Devon Levi in net. Levi is the owner of a career record of 6-5-0 and has participated in 11 games. Levi's quality start rate is 54.5% and he has made 6 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has gathered 308 saves out of 342 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .901. Teams are averaging 3.05 goals/game and he has yielded 34 goals in total. He has been a starter 11 games and his ice time sits at 668 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Buffalo

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