Free NHL Picks Today: Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres 11/30/22

Free NHL Picks Today: Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres 11/30/22
Wed 30th November 2022

The Detroit Red Wings (11-6-4) welcome the Buffalo Sabres (9-12-1) at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday. Buffalo is coming off a high-scoring 6-5 overtime loss against the Lightning on Monday. The Sabres committed five penalties in the game, conceding three power play goals.

Five players found the net for the Sabres. Tage Thompson scored and provided an assist to lead the team in scoring. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen only had 19 saves on 25 shots against (.760%) in the loss. Detroit fell 4-2 to the Maple Leafs on Monday. Moritz Seider and Adam Erne both scored once for the Red Wings. Seider added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Ville Husso only had nine saves on 13 shots (.692%) after starting in the loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

The Sabres won the first meeting between the teams this season, an 8-3 victory in October. Thompson led Buffalo with six points (3G 3A). David Perron, Olli Maatta, and Dylan Larkin were on the scoresheet for Detroit. Eric Comrie got the win despite allowing three goals on 18 shots (.833%).

FACING OFF

Buffalo is averaging 3.68 goals per game for the season, fourth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Red Wings team that is allowing 3.05 goals a game (13th). Meanwhile, Detroit has found the net 3.19 times a game on average, 14th in the league, and the Sabres are allowing opponents to score 3.59 goals per game (28th).

The Sabres’ 25.61% power play percentage ranks seventh in the league, while the Red Wings are 14th with a conversion rate of 22.37%. While efficient on the power play, Buffalo has been poor at penalty killing, as the away team owns the league’s fifth-lowest PK% at 70.42%. Detroit’s 80.95% ranks 10th in the NHL.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With 28 points this season, Thompson is the top skater for the Sabres. He is among the league leaders with 14 goals (5th) and has added 14 assists. In the net, Craig Anderson (4-4-0) is Buffalo’s top goaltender by goals against average.

He has a 2.76 GAA and a .917% save percentage. Comrie (4-7-0) leads the Sabres in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.62 and a save percentage of .887%. Larkin and Dominik Kubalik lead the Red Wings in scoring with 24 and 22 points, respectively.

Larkin has nine goals and 15 assists in 21 games, while Kubalik has nine goals and 13 assists in 21 games. Husso (9-2-3) is the top goalie for Detroit with a goals against average of 2.39. He has a save percentage of .919%.

HOME AND AWAY

Buffalo is 4-5-0 away from KeyBank Center this season. Detroit is 7-3-2 at Little Caesars Arena this season.

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Detroit Red Wings (-135)

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