Nashville Predators vsBuffalo Sabres Prediction
The Buffalo Sabres are solid 55.6 percent favorites over the Nashville Predators. The Sabres are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +3 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 33 shots on goal vs 30 shots for the Predators. The Sabres goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 89% compared to the Predators goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 88.8%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Kevin Lankinen 29, UkkoPekka Luukkonen 27 SHOTS: Matt Duchene 2.5, Tage Thompson 3.7 GOALS: Tommy Novak 0.61, Tage Thompson 0.83 PTS: Matt Duchene has a 45% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Tage Thompson has a 60% chance of 1+PTs