Tuesday, December 29, 2015

BB&T Center

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at +130 and the Panthers at -150. The over/under has been set at 5.

Montreal comes into this matchup having played 37 games. They have an overall record of 20-14-3 and on the road they have a record of 9-8-1. Currently they are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 106 goals and given up 92 goals for a point differential of +14. Florida shows up with a record of 20-12-4 including 10-6-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 98 goals and surrendered 83 for a goal differential of +15.

Tomas Plekanec has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 7 goals this season with 82 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 149 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Mike Condon has 9 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 545 shots against him and has given up 53 goals. He has made 492 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 10 goals this season with 62 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 10 goals on 65 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 15 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 846 shots against him and has given up 64 goals. He has made 782 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canadiens have 43 total points this season. They have scored 105 goals while giving up 91 goals. They have had 125 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Canadiens have allowed 121 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.04% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Panthers have a total of 44 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 124 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 112 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Canadiens have a total of 93 goals scored while they've given up 82 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.07%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 19-17 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 16-14-6 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 15-16 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 12-16-8 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/26/15 D Tom Gilbert Lower Body out indefinitely
11/30/15 GO Carey Price Knee out 6 weeks
11/22/15 RW Brendan Gallagher Finger out 4-6 weeks

Florida Panthers Injuries

12/27/15 C Nick Bjugstad Migraine "?" Tuesday vs Montreal
12/14/15 D Steven Kampfer Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal

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