Sunday, December 20, 2015

Amalie Arena

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, December 20, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +145 and the Lightning at -165. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 33 games. They have an overall record of 17-11-5 and on the road they have a record of 8-7-1. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 102 goals and given up 97 goals for a point differential of +5. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 16-14-3 including 7-6-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 81 goals and surrendered 78 for a goal differential of +3.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Senators. He has 8 goals this season with 81 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 28 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 16% by scoring 13 goals on 82 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 15 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 894 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 819 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 12 goals this season with 81 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 11 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 14% by scoring 12 goals on 84 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 13 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 703 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 652 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Senators have 39 total points this season. They have scored 99 goals while giving up 94 goals. They have had 101 power play opportunities and have scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Senators have allowed 110 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.67% 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 35 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 106 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 100 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 80 goals scored while they've given up 76 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.68%. 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 14-16 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 16-17-0 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 15-17 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 10-19-4 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/02/15 LW Milan Michalek Finger 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 likely out for season

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/19/15 RW Erik Condra Lower Body is upgraded to probable Sunday vs. Ottawa
12/19/15 D Matt Carle Flu "?" Sunday vs. Ottawa
12/15/15 LW Jonathan Drouin Lower Body out indefinitely
12/15/15 LW Ondrej Palat Ankle out indefinitely
12/15/15 F Joel Vermin Hand out 6-8 weeks
12/12/15 C Tyler Johnson Lower Body out indefinitely
12/09/15 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body expected to miss 1-2 weeks
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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