Tuesday, December 15, 2015

First Niagara Center

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The New Jersey Devils travel to First Niagara Center to play the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Devils at -130 and the Sabres at +118. The over/under has been set at 5.

New Jersey comes into this matchup having played 30 games. They have an overall record of 15-11-4 and on the road they have a record of 8-5-1. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 74 goals and given up 75 goals for a point differential of -1. Buffalo shows up with a record of 12-15-3 including 7-8-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 72 goals and surrendered 83 for a goal differential of -11.

Mike Cammalleri has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Devils. He has 11 goals this season with 86 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Adam Henrique has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 13 goals on 63 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 13 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 710 shots against him and has given up 54 goals. He has made 656 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Jack Eichel has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Sabres. He has 9 goals this season with 97 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly has averaged 22 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 10 goals on 74 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 7 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Sabres. He has had 481 shots against him and has given up 45 goals. He has made 436 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Devils have 34 total points this season. They have scored 72 goals while giving up 72 goals. They have had 106 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Devils have allowed 104 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 26 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.29% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Sabres have a total of 27 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 94 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 75 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Devils have a total of 71 goals scored while they've given up 81 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.93%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 13-15 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 9-11-10 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 11-18 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 10-12-8 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/14/15 C Travis Zajac Upper Body expected to miss Tuesday vs. Buffalo
12/13/15 C Adam Henrique Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Buffalo
12/11/15 RW Bobby Farnham Upper Body out indefinitely
10/22/15 LW Tuomo Ruutu Foot out 4-6 weeks

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

11/30/15 C Tyler Ennis Upper Body out indefinitely
11/25/15 D Mark Pysyk Lower Body out indefinitely
10/09/15 GO Robin Lehner Ankle out indefinitely
10/06/15 C Cody McCormick Blood Clot out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Buffalo

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