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Buffalo Sabres vs. Philadelphia Flyers – NHL Match Preview
On Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center, the second seeded Philadelphia Flyers will take on the Buffalo Sabres in NHL game seven.
Philadelphia would seem to have the edge at home, once down 3-2. But this season, Buffalo played better on the road. It would help the Flyers’ cause, if Chris Pronger is healthy enough to play full time. In Game 6, he played only on the power play. Since the Sabres’ power play has been better than theirs, the Flyers want to stay out of the penalty box. Philadelphia wants to neutralize Thomas Vanek, Buffalo’s most dangerous scorer, and also must deal with Derek Roy’s return.
Philadelphia’s Brian Boucher scored 3-1, 2.12 goals against average, .935 save percentage and Buffalo’s Ryan Miller scored 3-3, 2.61, .925. Even though Boucher’s solid performance in Game 6 relief would seem to give him the edge to be the Game 7 starter the Flyers have used three goalies. The Sabres have the edge in net in theory.
In the series Buffalo center Brad Boyes, picked up to help the offense, hasn’t registered a point. Philadelphia, C Jeff Carter (knee) won’t play Game 7. Buffalo, Tim Connolly will sit out after being pushed headfirst into the boards in Game 6; Roy (quadriceps) will play for the first time since December, will return to action; RW Jason Pominville (leg) is expected to miss the game; D Shoane Morrison, RW Mike Grier and RW Patrick Kaleta are day to day.
For the Sabres to win, Miller will need to be their best player. For this match, in NHL betting odds, the over is 1.77 and the under is 2.09 while the total is at 1.5.
New York Islanders visit Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals
The New York Islanders will head to Washington to take on the Capitals this weekend. The Capitals are happy to be home as they have gone 16-5-5 while playing at home this season. The Islanders really struggle while playing on the road, winning just 6 of their 23 games on the road this season. They are 6-14-3 overall on the road this season.
NHL Betting Odds are not yet available.
The Capitals will definitely be the heavy favorites in this game. The Islanders are simply not very good offensively or defensively and they will struggle against the Capitals. The Islanders are 28th in the NHL in goals per game and they are 29th in the league in goals against per game.
The Capitals rely heavily on their defense. They have a great penalty kill percentage that helps them stay in games. They are currently 5th in the NHL at 85.1 percent. The Islanders will really struggle to score against this team as they are so good even while playing a man down.
The Rangers rely heavily upon John Tavares. The Capitals will certainly do all they can to keep him from making a big impact in this game. If the Capitals eliminate him the Islanders will lose a lot of their scoring power.
The Islanders will focus on keep in Ovechkin out of this game. He is the best player that the Capitals have. While he is having an poor season, if he gets going then the Islanders will have no chance to win in this game.