Sharks at Sabres 10/22/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

With only 3 wins on the year so far out of 8 games the Sharks are definitely looking at a disappointing season. The problem is the Sharks are a team that has been predicted to do quite a bit better on the year than what they have been. This really has led the Sharks fans to starting to question if the Sharks should have signed some of their stars that left in the off season.

Heading into this game the Sharks are coming into the game scoring a total of 2.63 goals a game on the year. The Sharks have converted on the power play at 23.3% of the time this year. The Sharks defense has allowed 3.50 goals a game, but has killed off 92.9% of the penalties they have faced this year.

Buffalo is one of those teams that has shocked a lot of people this year with how well they have played. This year the Sabres have only lost a single game on the year and even that loss was a battle for the team and ended up being a loss on the road to the Ducks during the middle of the West Coast trip. The other loss the Sabres have on the year was a loss to the Blue Jackets in overtime.

This year the Sabres have been able to score at a clip of 3.67 goals a game on the year. The teams has converted on the power play at a clip o 31.4% this year. The Sabres have managed to give up only 2.33 goals a game and have killed off 75% of the penalties they have faced this year.