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SabresColten Ellis · .902 SV% · Confirmed
SharksYaroslav Askarov · .898 SV% · ConfirmedBuffalo is favored on the road, and I don’t see why. The Sabres have given up 41 goals in 11 games, and their goalies are under 87%. San Jose has Macklin Celebrini and home ice. Sharks at plus money.
The Matchup
- Buffalo can’t keep it out. The Sabres are 4-4-3 with 31 goals for and 41 against, and 1-1-3 on the road.
- San Jose is 6-5-1. The Sharks have scored 37 and allowed 43, so they’re the better team by goal differential.
- Celebrini. He has 15 points and 40 shots in 10 games.
- Puck drop. 10:30 PM ET at SAP Center, on ESPN.
The Goalies
Colten Ellis is expected for Buffalo. He’s at 86.4% in three games, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen hasn’t been better at 86.6%.
Yaroslav Askarov is confirmed for San Jose. He’s at 88.3% in seven. Ellis isn’t confirmed yet.
The Number
Take the margin out and the market makes Buffalo about a 56% favorite. The Sharks have the better goal differential and they’re at home, so I have this closer to even. Plus money is the value.
The honest case against: Tage Thompson can take over a game, and San Jose’s own defense isn’t much better. It’s a Game Pick, a lean, and like every pick we post, it lands on the receipts page win or lose.
Bottom Line
Take the Sharks on the moneyline at +120 at Fanatics. Lean. Home dog against a team that can’t stop the puck. Chomp.
Same-Game Parlay
One read in two legs. If San Jose wins, Celebrini is probably all over the Buffalo net. Every leg needs the same night, so this is one position, not two bets.
- ✕San Jose Sharks ML
- ✓Macklin Celebrini over 3.5 shots on goal
✕ LOST · 1 of 2 legs hit
Celebrini keeps shooting and San Jose wins at home.
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