Saturday, December 12, 2015

Bell Centre

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, December 12, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +113 and the Canadiens at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 29 games. They have an overall record of 15-9-5 and on the road they have a record of 8-5-1. Currently they are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 91 goals and given up 87 goals for a point differential of +4. Montreal shows up with a record of 19-8-3 including 10-4-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 97 goals and surrendered 69 for a goal differential of +28.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Senators. He has 6 goals this season with 71 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 12 goals on 67 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 13 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 794 shots against him and has given up 67 goals. He has made 727 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Tomas Plekanec has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 7 goals this season with 64 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 13 goals on 119 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Mike Condon has 9 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 438 shots against him and has given up 39 goals. He has made 399 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have 35 total points this season. They have scored 88 goals while giving up 84 goals. They have had 89 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Senators have allowed 97 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.74% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Canadiens have a total of 41 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 104 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 103 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 96 goals scored while they've given up 68 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.28%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 12-14 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 14-15-0 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 18-11 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 14-9-6 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/02/15 LW Milan Michalek Finger out indefinitely
11/21/15 GO Andrew Hammond Concussion out indefinitely
10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back out indefinitely

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/09/15 RW Devante Smith-Pelly Lower Body out indefinitely
11/30/15 GO Carey Price Knee out 6 weeks
11/27/15 C Torrey Mitchell Lower Body out indefinitely
11/22/15 RW Brendan Gallagher Finger out 4-6 weeks
10/06/15 RW Zach Kassian Suspension out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal

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