Timo Meier, Brent Burns, and the San Jose Sharks will face off against Jeff Skinner, Jack Eichel, and the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center in an East-West tilt. NBC Sports California will broadcast the matchup, which gets underway at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 27.
San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres Odds
Buffalo (+100) is currently the underdog to San Jose (-120), and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-125 for the under, +105 for the over).
Buffalo is 16-8 straight up (SU) and has netted 11.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. That winning percentage, ranked fourth in the league in this young season, is a remarkable improvement over the 25-57 record from last year’s regular season campaign. Through 24 regular season outings, 12 of the team’s games have gone over the total, while 11 have gone under and just one has pushed. The team’s 8-3 SU at home this year.
The Sabres have converted on 20.0 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked sixth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 82.6 percent of all penalties.
With a .919 save percentage and 27.6 saves per game, Carter Hutton (11 wins, seven losses, and one OT loss) has been the primary goalkeeper for Buffalo this season. If Buffalo decides to give him a rest, however, head coach Phil Housley might turn to Linus Ullmark (6-1-1 record, .926 save percentage, 2.52 goals against average).
San Jose has lost 6.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year and is currently 12-12 straight up (SU). 14 of its games have gone over the total, while 10 have gone under the total and none have pushed. As an away team, the Sharks are 4-7 SU so far.
The Sharks have converted on 20.3 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked third overall and it’s successfully defended 89.2 percent of all penalties.
Martin Jones (24.5 saves per game) has been the primary option in the net for San Jose. Jones has nine wins, seven losses, and two overtime losses to his credit, while registering a .891 save percentage and 3.01 goals against average this year.
San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres Betting Picks
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Notes
Betting Notes
The Sabres are 3-0 in games that go to shootout. The Sharks are 0-2 in shootouts.
The total has gone under in three of Buffalo’s last five games.
San Jose has attempted 35.1 shots per contest overall this season (the second-most in the NHL), and 34.8 in its last five road games.
San Jose skaters registered 18.4 hits per game last season, while the Sabres forced 21.5 hits per contest.
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