Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, 11/27/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: MSG Network

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-144) Sabres (+120)

The Minnesota Wild (13-4-4) are hitting the road to KeyBank Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Buffalo Sabres (11-9-1). The line on this contest has the Wild at -144 while the Sabres are coming in at +120. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Minnesota Wild will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-1 loss to the Jets in their previous outing. Minnesota tallied 8 penalty mins in this game. The Wild could have played much better offensively in the loss. They also had 2 power play opportunities but didn't net one. In the matchup, they finished 1 of the 44 shots they put on goal.

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When playing at even strength, the Wild have surrendered 39 goals while having 58 on offense. Minnesota Wild opponents have amassed 49 power play tries (30th in hockey) and have come away with 13 goals in those chances. Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Minnesota Wild have racked up 70 goals (9th in hockey) on the season and have given up 52. Minnesota has tried 604 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.6%. For the year, they sit with 30 points and their points percentage comes in at .714. The Wild have had 603 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .914. Minnesota comes into tonight with 61 power play opportunities and they have scored 12 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 19.67%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Filip Gustavsson. During his career on the ice, Gustavsson has earned 71 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .597. His save percentage currently is at .913 for his 6,396 minutes on the ice. Gustavsson has had 3,738 shots taken against him and has gathered 3,414 saves. The opposition has scored 324 goals versus Gustavsson in his NHL career and his goals against average is 3.04. He has accumulated an overall mark of 61-44-17 and he has started in 119 games. Gustavsson has been in net for 127 contests throughout his NHL career.

In their last game, Buffalo went up against the Sharks in a game where the Sabres notched a victory by a score of 4-2. The Sabres earned 4 goals of the 31 shots on goal they attempted. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

During this campaign, the Buffalo Sabres have 68 goals, 23 points, in addition to a points percentage of .548. They have granted a total of 65 goals to be scored by of a combination of 51 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Sabres are sitting with 57 goals at even strength and 11 goals (22nd in hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 63 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 17.46%. Buffalo has attempted 580 shots (25th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.72%, while allowing the opposition 610 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.82% on their opponents 73 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.3%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen defending the net. His opposition is averaging 3.33 goals per game and he has surrendered 319 goals overall. Luukkonen's quality start percentage comes in at 56.4% and he has accumulated 62 quality starts in his pro career. He has been a starter 110 games and has accumulated 5,745 minutes. Luukkonen is the owner of a lifetime record of 55-45-11 and has been in net for 114 games. He has accounted for 3,019 stops out of the 3,338 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .904.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota (-144)

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