Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 11/2/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Little Caesars Arena is the site where the Detroit Red Wings (4-5-1) will take on the Buffalo Sabres (4-5-1) on Saturday.

The Buffalo Sabres will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-2 loss to the Panthers their last time out. Buffalo earned 12 mins in the box for this game. Moreover, they had 3 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to score 1 goal. The Sabres didn't have their best offensive outing in this loss. For the game, they converted 2 out of the 28 shots they tried.

At even strength, the Sabres have surrendered 28 goals while getting 30 when they are on offense. Buffalo Sabres opponents have 31 power play opportunities (14th in professional hockey) and have scored 8 goals in those attempts. When discussing their scoring, the Buffalo Sabres have racked up 32 goals (16th in pro hockey) so far this year and have given up 36. Buffalo has taken 280 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.4%. For the year, they have accumulated 9 points and their points percentage is sitting at .450. The Sabres so far have had 299 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .880. Buffalo comes into tonight with 29 power play chances and they have scored 2 goals during those chances, giving them a percentage of 6.90%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. For his professional hockey career, Luukkonen has compiled 56 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .544. His save percentage is at .903 during his 6,128 minutes guarding the cage. Luukkonen has seen 3,160 shots against him and has garnered 2,853 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 307 goals against Luukkonen in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 3.01. He has compiled a record of 50-44-11 and was named the starter in 103 games. Luukkonen has been involved in 107 games during his NHL career.

When they were on the ice last, Detroit faced off against the Jets in a matchup where the Red Wings took the defeat by a mark of 6-2. The Red Wings converted 2 goals out of the 21 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play attempts in this matchup and converted 2 out of those attempts.

The Red Wings have scored 20 goals at even strength and 7 goals (12th in hockey) while on the power play. Detroit has attempted 244 shots (31st in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.07%, while allowing the opposition 343 shots. On the season, the Detroit Red Wings have 27 goals, 9 points, in addition to a points percentage of .450. They have allowed 34 goals to be scored by of a combination of 23 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 30 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 23.33%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 65.63% on their oppositions 32 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 90.1%.

For the opposition you will find Cam Talbot between the pipes. He has recorded 13,013 saves out of 14,246 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .913. Talbot holds a lifetime mark of 247-177-43 and has played in 491 games. He has started in 469 games and has accumulated 28,028 mins. Talbot's quality start rate comes out to 55.2% and he has qualified for 259 quality starts in his professional career. Teams are averaging 2.64 goals per game and he has allowed 1,233 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit

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