Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Consol Energy Center

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Consol Energy Center to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at +125 and the Penguins at -145. The over/under has been set at 5.

The Montreal Canadiens have started out the young season with a 3 - 0 record. They have scored 6 points and 10 goals while giving up 4 goals so far. They have had 14 power play opportunities and scored 1 powerplay goal for a 7% powerplay percentage so far. They have attempted 102 shots on goal and surrendered 79 shots. Their overall save percentage to this point is 95%.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have started out the young season with a 0 - 2 record. They have scored 0 points and 1 goal while giving up 5 goals so far. They have had 7 power play opportunities and scored 0 powerplay goals so far. They have attempted 65 shots on goal and surrendered 63 shots. Their overall save percentage to this point is 92%.

The Canadiens are 5-0 in their last 5 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation, 7-1 in their last 8 vs. a team with a losing record, 5-1 in their last 6 overall and 5-1 in their last 6 vs. the Eastern Conference. They are 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game, 4-1 in their last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game, 20-6 in their last 26 vs. the Metropolitan and 6-2 in their last 8 games playing on 1 day rest.

The under is 3-0-2 in the Canadiens last 5 in the third game of a 3-in-4 days situation, 3-1-1 in their last 5 overall and 6-2-4 in their last 12 vs. a team with a losing record. The under is also 6-2-1 in their last 9 road games, 3-1-1 in their last 5 vs. the Eastern Conference, 11-5-4 in their last 20 vs. the Metropolitan and 31-15-9 in their last 55 games following a win.

The Penguins are 15-7 in their last 22 vs. the Atlantic, 97-46 in their last 143 games playing on 2 days rest.
Penguins are 5-17 in their last 22 overall and 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning % above .600. They are 3-13 in their last 16 vs. the Eastern Conference, 1-5 in their last 6 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game, 1-7 in their last 8 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game and 0-4 in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.

The under is 6-0-1 in the Penguins last 7 home games, 8-1-1 in their last 10 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game and 6-1 in their last 7 vs. the Eastern Conference. The under is also 9-2-1 in their last 12 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game, 19-7-1 in their last 27 overall and 36-14-1 in their last 51 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Head to head, the over is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings in Pittsburgh and the road team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. The Canadiens are 4-9 in the last 13 meetings and 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Pittsburgh.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 3-0 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 1-1-0 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 0-2 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 0-2-0 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/06/15 RW Zach Kassian Suspension out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Michael Bournival Concussion out indefinitely

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/06/15 RW Eric Fehr Elbow out indefinitely
10/06/15 RW Pascal Dupuis Lower Body expected to miss 4-5 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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