Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 11/16/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Sabres (-275) Flyers (+220)

The Philadelphia Flyers (6-8-2) will go up against the Buffalo Sabres (7-8-1) at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday. The line on this contest has Buffalo at -275 and Philadelphia is opening at +220. The betting total comes in at 6.5.

The Buffalo Sabres had a rough game after their 7-5 loss to the Canadiens in their last outing. Buffalo garnered 14 mins in the box in this contest. The Sabres had a impressive offensive outing in this defeat. Additionally, they had 4 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 5 out of the 18 shots they attempted.

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Buffalo Sabres opponents have amassed 55 power play tries (8th in hockey) and have come away with 13 goals in those chances. The Sabres have seen 471 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .887. Buffalo has taken 440 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 12.3%. When at even strength, the Sabres have allowed 40 goals while notching 46 on the offensive side of the ice. Buffalo has accumulated 49 power play chances and they have tallied 8 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 16.33%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 15 points and their points percentage is sitting at .469. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Buffalo Sabres have earned 54 goals (10th in the NHL) so far this year and have surrendered 53.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Over the course of his time in hockey, Luukkonen has tallied 60 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .556. He has a save percentage of .904 during his 5,740 mins played. Luukkonen has had 3,291 shots taken against him and has recorded 2,974 saves. Opponents have racked up 317 goals against Luukkonen in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 3.31. He has earned an overall mark of 53-45-11 and he started in 108 games. Luukkonen has played in 112 games during his pro hockey career.

In their last game, Philadelphia went up against the Sharks in a game where the Flyers got the tie by a score of 3-3. The Flyers earned 3 goals of the 43 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 power play opportunities in this outing and netted 1 out of those opportunities.

Philadelphia has put up 435 shots (21st in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.43%, while allowing the opposition 451 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 90.38% on the other teams 52 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 87.4%. They have a tally of 52 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 19.23%. The Flyers have scored 31 goals at even strength and 10 goals (14th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 57 goals to be scored by way of 52 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the season, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned a total of 41 goals, 14 points, and a points percentage of .438.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Samuel Ersson defending the net. Opponents are averaging 3.29 goals per game and he has given up 191 goals altogether. Ersson's quality start rate comes out to 56.5% and he has 39 quality starts in his pro career. He has started in 69 games and has played for a total of 3,478 mins. Ersson has compiled a lifetime record of 34-24-9 and has played in 74 games. He has recorded 1,605 stops out of the 1,796 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .894.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo (-275)

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