Pittsburgh Penguins vsBuffalo Sabres Prediction
The Pittsburgh Penguins are solid 57.4 percent favorites over the Buffalo Sabres. The Penguins are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +2 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 32 shots on goal vs 30 shots for the Sabres. The Penguins goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 88% compared to the Sabres goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 87.3%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Tristan Jarry 26, UkkoPekka Luukkonen 28 SHOTS: Evgeni Malkin 3.2, Tage Thompson 4.4 GOALS: Sidney Crosby 0.69, Tage Thompson 0.87 PTS: Sidney Crosby has a 69% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Tage Thompson has a 65% chance of 1+PTs