Thursday, December 10, 2015

Amalie Arena

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, December 10, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +124 and the Lightning at -161. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 28 games. They have an overall record of 15-8-5 and on the road they have a record of 8-4-1. Currently they are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 90 goals and given up 83 goals for a point differential of +7. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 13-12-3 including 6-5-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 66 goals and surrendered 65 for a goal differential of +1.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Senators. He has 6 goals this season with 70 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 28 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 19% by scoring 12 goals on 64 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 13 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 765 shots against him and has given up 64 goals. He has made 701 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 11 goals this season with 70 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 8 goals on 68 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 11 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 604 shots against him and has given up 43 goals. He has made 561 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Senators have 35 total points this season. They have scored 87 goals while giving up 80 goals. They have had 86 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Senators have allowed 94 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.04% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Lightning have a total of 29 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 91 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 86 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 65 goals scored while they've given up 63 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.32%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 12-13 straight up

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

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 12-15 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 8-16-4 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

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/07/15 RW Erik Condra Lower Body "?" Thursday vs. Ottawa
12/06/15 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Ottawa
11/09/15 LW Ondrej Palat Ankle out indefinitely
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa

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