Thursday, October 15, 2015

Consol Energy Center

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Consol Energy Center to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, October 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +151 and the Penguins at -167. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The Ottawa Senators have 4 total points this season. They have scored 9 goals while giving up 8 goals. They have had 10 power play opportunities and have scored 3 goals on those chances for a percentage of 30%. They have allowed 14 power play opportunities and given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 14%.

The Penguins have a total of 0 points on the season. They have 0 power play goals on 9 opportunities thus far. They have allowed 11 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 27%. As a team, they have a total of 3 goals scored while giving up 8 goals this year.

The Senators are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. the Metropolitan, 7-1 in their last 8 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation and 6-1 in their last 7 Thursday games. They are 14-5 in their last 19 road games, 5-2 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400, 10-4 in their last 14 vs. a team with a losing record and 25-11 in their last 36 overall.

The under is 6-1 in the Senators last 7 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 days situation, 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on no days rest and 8-2 in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400. The under is also 23-6-1 in their last 30 vs. the Metropolitan, 5-2-1 in their last 8 overall and 5-2-1 in their last 8 vs. the Eastern Conference.

The Penguins are 8-20 in their last 28 vs. the Eastern Conference, 7-19 in their last 26 overall, 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and 1-4 in their last 5 vs. the Atlantic. They are 0-5 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600, 0-4 in their last 4 games playing on 1 day rest, 0-4 in their last 4 Thursday games and 0-5 in their last 5 home games.

The under is 6-0-2 in the Penguins last 8 home games, 3-0-1 in their last 4 vs. the Eastern Conference and 3-0-1 in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600. The under is also 16-5 in their last 21 games playing on 1 day rest, 18-6-2 in their last 26 overall and 44-21-4 in their last 69 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

Head to head, the home team is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings. The Senators are 4-10 in the last 14 meetings and 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in Pittsburgh.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 1-1 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 1-2-0 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 0-3 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 0-2-1 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/14/15 GO Andrew Hammond Groin is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Pittsburgh

10/14/15 C Curtis Lazar Leg is upgraded to probable Wednesday vs. Columbus

10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back 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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa

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