Nashville has scored 23 power play goals in 41 games. Nashville's strength is at its own end of the ice as the Predators are allowing an average of just 2. 81 goals per game which is 14th in the NHL. Opponents are averaging 34. 2 shots per game against the Predators which is 29th. The penalty kill unit for Nashville is 15th, successfully holding opponents scoreless 79. 2% of the time when short-handed. Juuse Saros is 15-11-5 with a 2. 65 goals against average and. 922 save percentage. Best Bets for this Game Full-Game Side Bet Insiders Status: Rating: Buffalo's offense is generating plenty of goals at a rate of 3.
70 goals against average and. 921 save percentage, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is 9-4-1 with a 3. 46 goals against average and. 893 save percentage. Buffalo is scoring its share of goals with an average of 3. 83 goals per game which is first in the NHL. The Sabres are 12th in shots, averaging 32. 3 per game and have the fifth best power play, scoring 27. 5% of the time with the man advantage. Tage Thompson is the leading goal scorer for Buffalo with 31 and Alex Tuch is second with 20. The leader in assists is Rasmus Dahlin with 34 and Thompson is second with 26. Thompson is the points leader with 57 and Dahlin is second with 47.
Prior to losing two straight, Nashville had won four in a row. Ben Bishop is out for Buffalo. Mark Borowiecki and Michael McCarron are out for Nashville, while Kevin Lankinen is questionable. Buffalo must improve at the blue line and in goalBuffalo is allowing an average of 3. 48 goals per game which is 24th in the NHL. The Sabres are allowing an average of 33. 0 shots per game. Buffalo's penalty kill unit is 28th, as the Sabres are successfully holding opponents scoreless only 72. 9% of the time Buffalo is short-handed. Craig Anderson is 7-6-1 with a 2.