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(NHL) Vegas vs. Buffalo,
Total: 5.50 | -105.00 Under
Result: Loss
Total: 5.50 | -105.00 Under
Result: Loss
The set-up: The Vegas Golden Knights opened their inaugural season by setting records for an expansion team and they haven't looked back. The 43-19-5 Golden Knights have 91 points and a 10-point lead in the Pacific Division with just 15 games remaining. Vegas had dropped four of five before blanking the Red Wings 4-0 in Detroit on Thursday. The Golden Knights resume their current five-game road trip (currently 2-1-0) with a matinee against the Buffalo Sabres and with a win on Saturday, would tie Anaheim for the most road wins by an expansion club (19). The Sabres are just 22-35-11 on the season (55 points are an Eastern Conference low) but Thursday's 4-3 shootout win at Ottawa was the team's fourth in its last six games. However, the Sabres own a league-low 10 wins at KeyBank Center.
Vegas: Cody Eakin (9 goals & 23 points) broke out of a lengthy offensive funk by scoring a pair of goals and setting up another in Thursday's win, which came on the heels of a 25-game stretch in which he managed just one tally and one assist. Alex Tuch (13 goals & 30 points) added two goals. Four Vegas players have 60-plus points led by center Marchessault's team-high 65 and center Karlsson's team-best 35 goals. Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (23-9-3, 2.19 GAA & .928 SP) registered his third shutout of the season and 47th of his career to move within two wins of becoming the 13th netminder in history to reach 400.
Buffalo: This game marks the opener of a six-game homestand for Buffalo. However, the Sabres learned on Friday that forward Kyle Okposo (11 goals & 38 points) suffered his second concussion in less than a year when he collided with Ottawa's Bobby Ryan in Thursday's win. He will be out indefinitely. Ryan O'Reilly has points in five of his last six games and now ranks second on the team with 50 points. Jack Eichel has team-highs of 22 goals and 53 points. Sam Reinhart has four goals and nine points in his last nine games, giving him 38 points.
The pick: Buffalo's 4-3 shootout victory last night came after a dreadful 5-1 loss at home to the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. The Sabres continue to surprise with their recent bounce-back efforts and are now 5-3 in their last eight games. A "typical" Vegas road contest averages 6.18 GPG plus Buffalo allows an average of 3.24 GPG on home ice. The Sabres' last three games have gone "over the total" and I say make that FOUR in a row. The Over is a 10* play.
Vegas: Cody Eakin (9 goals & 23 points) broke out of a lengthy offensive funk by scoring a pair of goals and setting up another in Thursday's win, which came on the heels of a 25-game stretch in which he managed just one tally and one assist. Alex Tuch (13 goals & 30 points) added two goals. Four Vegas players have 60-plus points led by center Marchessault's team-high 65 and center Karlsson's team-best 35 goals. Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (23-9-3, 2.19 GAA & .928 SP) registered his third shutout of the season and 47th of his career to move within two wins of becoming the 13th netminder in history to reach 400.
Buffalo: This game marks the opener of a six-game homestand for Buffalo. However, the Sabres learned on Friday that forward Kyle Okposo (11 goals & 38 points) suffered his second concussion in less than a year when he collided with Ottawa's Bobby Ryan in Thursday's win. He will be out indefinitely. Ryan O'Reilly has points in five of his last six games and now ranks second on the team with 50 points. Jack Eichel has team-highs of 22 goals and 53 points. Sam Reinhart has four goals and nine points in his last nine games, giving him 38 points.
The pick: Buffalo's 4-3 shootout victory last night came after a dreadful 5-1 loss at home to the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. The Sabres continue to surprise with their recent bounce-back efforts and are now 5-3 in their last eight games. A "typical" Vegas road contest averages 6.18 GPG plus Buffalo allows an average of 3.24 GPG on home ice. The Sabres' last three games have gone "over the total" and I say make that FOUR in a row. The Over is a 10* play.
