Montreal Canadiens vsBuffalo Sabres Prediction
The Buffalo Sabres are heavy 67.9 percent favorites over the Montreal Canadiens. The Sabres are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +5 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 33 shots on goal vs 28 shots for the Canadiens. The Sabres goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 90% compared to the Canadiens goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 88.2%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Jake Allen 29, Craig Anderson 25 SHOTS: Michael Matheson 2.5, Tage Thompson 3.6 GOALS: Rafael Harvey-Pinard 0.49, Tage Thompson 0.77 PTS: Nick Suzuki has a 50% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Tage Thompson has a 61% chance of 1+PTs