Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, 11/10/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres

Date: Friday, November 10, 2023

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: MSG Network

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-110) Sabres (-110)

The Buffalo Sabres (6-6-1) host the Minnesota Wild (5-5-2) at KeyBank Center on Friday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at -110 and Buffalo is priced at -110. The total comes in at 7.

The Minnesota Wild were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-2 victory over the Islanders in their previous game. Minnesota garnered 14 penalty mins in this outing. The Wild had a good offensive outing and it showed in the victory. They also had 4 chances with the advantage and were able to notch 1 goal. For the game, they finished 4 of the 31 shots they tried.

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While at even strength, the Wild have surrendered 35 goals while having 36 as an offensive unit. Minnesota Wild opponents have totaled 39 power play tries (23rd in the NHL) and have notched 13 goals in those chances. In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Minnesota Wild have racked up 43 goals (10th in pro hockey) so far this year and have conceded 48. Minnesota has attempted 379 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.4%. For the current season, they have tallied 12 points and their points percentage is sitting at .500. The Wild have had 394 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .878. Minnesota has 46 power play chances and they have added 7 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 15.22%.

The man in net for this game is Filip Gustavsson. Gustavsson has taken the ice for 73 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 34-25-11 and he has started in 67 games. Opponents have scored 190 goals versus Gustavsson in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.71. Gustavsson has seen 2,234 shots taken against him and has amassed 2,044 saves. He has a save percentage of .915 during his 4,199 minutes on the ice. For his professional hockey career, Gustavsson has tallied 42 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .627.

Their last time out, Buffalo squared up with the Hurricanes in a matchup where the Sabres took the defeat by a score of 3-2. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this game and notched 1 out of those tries. The Sabres had 2 goals of the 22 shots on goal they attempted.

The Sabres are sitting with 36 goals at even strength and 5 goals (27th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Buffalo has taken 370 shots (19th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.08%, while allowing their opponents 387 shots. During this campaign, the Buffalo Sabres have 41 goals, 13 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have permitted 41 goals to be scored by way of 35 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 39 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 12.82%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 88.00% on the other teams 50 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.4%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Devon Levi in net. His opponents are averaging 3.13 goals per game and he has surrendered 38 goals overall. Levi's quality start percentage is 50.0% and he has qualified for 6 quality starting assignments in his career. He got the starting nod in 12 contests and his ice time sits at 728 minutes. Levi is the owner of a career record of 7-5-0 and has participated in 12 contests. He has racked up 332 stops out of 370 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .897.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota (-110)

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