David Perron, Ryan O’Reilly, and the St. Louis Blues will face off against Jack Eichel, Victor Olofsson, and the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center in an East-West showdown. The game will get underway at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 10 and it can be caught live on NBC Sports Network.
St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres Odds
Buffalo (+120) is entering this one as the underdog to St. Louis (-140), and the Over/Under (O/U) has been placed at 6 goals (-115 over, -105 under).
St. Louis is 18-13 straight up (SU) and has netted 1.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. 18 of its outings have gone under the total, while 13 have gone over and none have pushed. The Blue Notes are 10-6 SU on the road in 2019-20.
St. Louis has converted on 23.7 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 10th overall, and it has successfully killed off 84.3 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 27.7 saves per game with a .921 save percentage, Jordan Binnington (13-10-4) has been the primary option in goal for St. Louis this year. If it decides to rest him, however, the team might go with Jake Allen (5-4-2), who has a .927 save percentage and 2.25 goals against average this year.
Over on the other bench, Buffalo is 14-17 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 31 regular season contests, 16 of its games have gone over the total, while 15 have gone under and none have pushed. It’s 8-6 SU as the home team this season.
The Sabres have converted on just 17.6 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 31st overall, and it’s successfully killed off 73.4 percent of all penalties.
Linus Ullmark has stopped 30.8 shots per game as the primary option in goal for the Sabres. Ullmark has eight wins, eight losses, and two OT losses to his name and has registered a .914 save percentage and 2.88 goals against average this year.
St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres Free Picks
Free Pick: SU Winner – Sabres, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- The Blues are 0-3 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Sabres are 1-1 in shootouts.
- For both of these teams, the game went over the total in three of their last five outings.
- Buffalo’s attempted 30.7 shots per game overall this season (ranked 22nd in the NHL), and 30.7 over their last 10 outings.
- Eight of St. Louis’ last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 5-3 in those games.
- St. Louis skaters recorded 22.5 hits per game last season, while the Sabres posted 19.1 hits per matchup.
