NHL MINNESOTA Matchup 20180104

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NHL : Money Line Matchup

Thursday 1/4/2018

Line

$ Line

OU Line

Score

BUFFALO

MINNESOTA

5.5

2
Final
6

BUFFALO (10-20-0-9, 29 pts.) at MINNESOTA (21-16-0-3, 45 pts.)

Thursday, 1/4/2018 8:05 PM

#1 GOALTENDERS: BUFFALO - ROBIN LEHNER, MINNESOTA - DEVAN DUBNYK

Board		Money Line
11	BUFFALO	+200
12	MINNESOTA	-240

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ADVANCED TEAM STATS

BUFFALO - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread			Team		Opponent
	W-L-T	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	Score	Shots	Score	Shots
All Games	10-29-0	-18.6	10-29	-18.6	15-21	2.2	30.9	3.3	32.7
Team Stats (Road Games)	5-17-0	-10.5	5-17	-10.5	10-10	2.4	30.2	3.5	33.6
Last 5 Games	2-3-0	-0.3	2-3	-0.3	3-2	2.8	31.6	3.0	37.4

BUFFALO Team Statistics
		Scoring						Shots On Goal		Power Plays
	Games	Goals	1rst	2nd	3rd	OT	EN	Shots	Pct	Num	Conv	Pct	Ast
Team Stats (All Games)	39	86	15	33	36	2	6	1207	7.1%	118	15	12.7%	138
Team Stats (Road Games)	22	52	10	20	20	2	2	664	7.8%	66	10	15.2%	82
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)	5	14	0	6	7	1	2	158	8.9%	16	2	12.5%	22
Stats Against (All Games)		129	33	47	40	9	10	1274	10.1%	119	22	18.5%	219
Stats Against (Road Games)		78	21	30	20	7	3	740	10.5%	71	18	25.4%	138
Stats Against (Last 5 Games)		15	4	6	3	2	0	187	8.0%	16	4	25.0%	28

BUFFALO - Goalie Statistics
	Goalie Statistics						Team's record in starts
Goalie	Games	Starts	Shots	Saves	PCT	SHO	ATS	Units	SU	Units	O-U
CHAD JOHNSON (All Games)	13	11	362	319	88.1%	0	1-10	-9.9	1-10-0	-10	7-3
CHAD JOHNSON (Road Games)	8	6	221	197	89.1%	0	1-5	-3.9	1-5-0	-4	3-2
CHAD JOHNSON(vs. Non-Conference)	5	4	125	111	88.8%	0	1-3	-2.6	1-3-0	-3	3-1
CHAD JOHNSON (Last 4 Games)	4	4	113	97	85.8%	0	0-4	-4	0-4-0	-4	3-0
ROBIN LEHNER (All Games)	30	28	903	827	91.6%	2	9-19	-8.7	9-19-0	-8	8-18
ROBIN LEHNER (Road Games)	16	16	516	465	90.1%	1	4-12	-6.6	4-12-0	-6	7-8
ROBIN LEHNER(vs. Non-Conference)	10	9	304	277	91.1%	0	3-6	-2.8	3-6-0	-3	3-5
ROBIN LEHNER (Last 4 Games)	4	4	149	138	92.6%	0	2-2	+0.7	2-2-0	+1	2-2

MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread			Team		Opponent
	W-L-T	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	Score	Shots	Score	Shots
All Games	21-19-0	-0.6	21-19	-0.6	21-17	2.9	29.4	2.8	32.1
Team Stats (Home Games)	13-6-0	+4.2	13-6	+4.2	9-10	3.1	29.3	2.1	30.3
Last 5 Games	3-2-0	+1	3-2	+1	3-2	2.6	32.2	2.2	31.0

MINNESOTA Team Statistics
		Scoring						Shots On Goal		Power Plays
	Games	Goals	1rst	2nd	3rd	OT	EN	Shots	Pct	Num	Conv	Pct	Ast
Team Stats (All Games)	40	115	32	32	46	5	14	1175	9.8%	121	23	19.0%	185
Team Stats (Home Games)	19	59	17	16	23	3	10	557	10.6%	58	10	17.2%	94
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)	5	13	4	6	3	0	3	161	8.1%	18	2	11.1%	24
Stats Against (All Games)		114	28	28	55	3	9	1286	8.9%	156	25	16.0%	186
Stats Against (Home Games)		40	10	11	17	2	1	575	7.0%	62	5	8.1%	63
Stats Against (Last 5 Games)		11	2	1	8	0	2	155	7.1%	20	3	15.0%	19

MINNESOTA - Goalie Statistics
	Goalie Statistics						Team's record in starts
Goalie	Games	Starts	Shots	Saves	PCT	SHO	ATS	Units	SU	Units	O-U
DEVAN DUBNYK (All Games)	25	25	768	706	91.9%	1	15-10	+2.3	15-10-0	+3	15-9
DEVAN DUBNYK (Home Games)	14	14	425	396	93.2%	1	10-4	+3.8	10-4-0	+4	8-6
DEVAN DUBNYK(vs. Non-Conference)	13	13	390	357	91.5%	1	8-5	+1.5	8-5-0	+2	8-4
DEVAN DUBNYK (Last 4 Games)	4	4	107	102	95.3%	0	4-0	+4	4-0-0	+4	2-2
ALEX STALOCK (All Games)	17	15	510	467	91.6%	3	6-9	-2.9	6-9-0	-3	6-8
ALEX STALOCK (Home Games)	6	5	149	139	93.3%	1	3-2	+0.4	3-2-0	+1	1-4
ALEX STALOCK(vs. Non-Conference)	7	6	217	201	92.6%	2	2-4	-2	2-4-0	-2	3-3
ALEX STALOCK (Last 4 Games)	4	4	117	108	92.3%	2	1-3	-2	1-3-0	-2	2-2

Average power rating of opponents played: BUFFALO 3.01, MINNESOTA 3.14

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

BUFFALO - Schedule
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
12/8/2017	at CHICAGO	2-3	L	0, +190	L	5.5 un	U
12/10/2017	at ST LOUIS	2-3	L	0, +160	L	5.5 un	U
12/12/2017	OTTAWA	3-2	W	0, -110	W	5.5 un	U
12/14/2017	at PHILADELPHIA	1-2	L	0, +155	L	5 ov	U
12/15/2017	CAROLINA	4-5	L	0, +140	L	5.5 un	O
12/19/2017	BOSTON	0-3	L	0, +110	L	5.5 un	U
12/22/2017	PHILADELPHIA	4-2	W	0, +105	W	5.5 un	O
12/23/2017	at CAROLINA	2-4	L	0, +195	L	5.5 un	O
12/27/2017	at NY ISLANDERS	2-3	L	0, +155	L	5.5 ov	U
12/29/2017	at NEW JERSEY	4-3	W	0, +160	W	5.5 un	O
1/1/2018	vs NY RANGERS	2-3	L	0, +145	L	5.5 un	U
1/4/2018	at MINNESOTA
1/5/2018	at WINNIPEG
1/7/2018	at PHILADELPHIA
1/9/2018	WINNIPEG
1/11/2018	COLUMBUS

MINNESOTA - Schedule
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
12/8/2017	at ANAHEIM	3-2	W	0, -125	W	5.5 un	U
12/10/2017	at SAN JOSE	4-3	W	0, +120	W	5.5 un	O
12/12/2017	CALGARY	2-1	W	0, -120	W	5.5 un	U
12/14/2017	TORONTO	2-0	W	0, -125	W	5.5 ev	U
12/16/2017	EDMONTON	2-3	L	0, -110	L	5.5 ov	U
12/17/2017	at CHICAGO	1-4	L	0, +155	L	5.5 ev	U
12/19/2017	at OTTAWA	6-4	W	0, +110	W	5.5 un	O
12/22/2017	at FLORIDA	2-4	L	0, -105	L	5.5 un	O
12/23/2017	at TAMPA BAY	0-3	L	0, +220	L	6 un	U
12/27/2017	DALLAS	4-2	W	0, -110	W	5.5 un	O
12/29/2017	NASHVILLE	4-2	W	0, -105	W	5.5 un	O
12/30/2017	at NASHVILLE	0-3	L	0, +125	L	5.5 ev	U
1/2/2018	FLORIDA	5-1	W	0, -170	W	5.5 un	O
1/4/2018	BUFFALO
1/6/2018	at COLORADO
1/9/2018	CALGARY
1/10/2018	at CHICAGO
1/13/2018	WINNIPEG
1/14/2018	VANCOUVER

KEY GAME INFORMATION

BUFFALO: Key additions: D Marco Scandella (trade with Wild), F Jason Pominville (trade with Wild), F Benoit Pouliot (Oilers), G Chad Johnson (Coyotes), D Nathan Beaulieu (trade with Canadiens)
Key Losses: F Tyler Ennis (trade with Wild), F Marcus Foligno (trade with Wild), G Anders Nilsson (Canucks), D Dmitri Kulikov (Jets)
OUTLOOK: They seem to be in good hands with their new staff, and they've got an "it" factor between young standout Jack Eichel, Evander Kane and newcomer Casey Mittelstadt. The question is how long it'll take for the season results to change.

MINNESOTA: Key additions: F Marcus Foligno (trade with Sabres), F Tyler Ennis (trade with Sabres), F Matt Cullen (Penguins), D Kyle Quincey (Blue Jackets)
Key Losses: F Jason Pominville (trade with Sabres), D Marco Scandella (trade with Sabres), F Erik Haula (Golden Knights), D Christian Folin (Kings), G Darcy Kuemper (Kings)
OUTLOOK: Early-round playoff woes will hang over this team all season, but that doesn't mean they don't have a plethora of scorers to give Bruce Boudreau another shot at righting his record. This time, they should finally outdo Chicago.

PREVIEW

Housley returns to home state as Sabres visit Wild

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Due to the World Junior Hockey Championship being played in their arena, the Buffalo Sabres have not had a true home game since Dec. 22 and won't again play in front of their home fans until Tuesday.

But Sabres coach Phil Housley will at least get a taste of home on Thursday when his team visits Minnesota to face the Wild.

Housley's family still lives in the Twin Cities suburbs, where his wife Karin is a Republican state senator and has recently announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate.

As for the campaign that Phil Housley is running in Buffalo, the team is still solidly in last place in the Eastern Conference, but the first-year Sabres coach is seeing some signs of hope.

After their overtime loss to the New York Rangers in the Winter Classic on New Year's Day, the Sabres have collected at least a point in four of their last five games.

"A lot easier, believe me. Early on in the season there were a lot of struggles and a lot of games we were in were one-goal games or we were even. We were just cracking at the wrong time, making a critical mistake at the wrong time, and they were tough," Housley said.

"It was tough on our hockey club and our coaches because we kept trying to grind it out and trying to find different areas where we could improve. We're playing a better brand of hockey now. You can see the confidence growing in our guys. ... There are times when we bend but we don't break, which is a credit to our team."

Buffalo's players have noticed a new, better feeling, both on the ice and in the locker room.

"We're definitely making strides and playing more consistently the way we want to play, which is usually a good sign," said forward Jason Pominville, who will be returning to Minnesota after the Wild traded him to Buffalo over the summer.

The Wild opened 2018 with a decisive 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, getting two goals each from Matt Cullen and Eric Staal. They were boosted by the return of Zach Parise to their lineup after the star left winger had missed the first half of the season due to back surgery.

"I felt really good from the start," said Parise, who had three shots and skated more than 13 minutes versus the Panthers. "Kind of re-learning different spots on the ice where you get pressured. But that'll come. Conditioning-wise, everything else actually felt really good."

Wild coach Bruce Boudreau sounded confident after the Florida game that they may inch closer to full health soon with the return of forward Nino Niederreiter, who has missed five games with a lower-body injury.

Niederreiter was a full participant in the Wild's practice on Wednesday and Boudreau expects him in the lineup versus Buffalo.

Last Updated: 4/16/2024 9:38:18 AM EST.