Saturday, October 24, 2015

Bridgestone Arena

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Saturday, October 24, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Penguins at +125 and the Predators at -138. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Pittsburgh comes into this matchup having played 7 games. They have an overall record of 3-4-0 and on the road they have a record of 0-2-0. Currently they are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 11 goals and given up 15 goals for a point differential of -4. Nashville shows up with a record of 6-1-0 including 4-0-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 24 goals and surrendered 14 for a goal differential of +10.

Sidney Crosby has accumulated 3 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 1 goal this season with 20 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin has an average of 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. While he is on the ice he has taken 21 shots and scored 3 goals giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has dished out 2 assists giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 3 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 198 shots against him and has given up 15 goals. He has made 183 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Shea Weber has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Predators. He has 1 goal this season with 16 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has an average of 19 minutes of ice time per game. While he is on the ice he has taken 12 shots and scored 2 goals giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has dished out 4 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 5 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Predators. He has had 165 shots against him and has given up 11 goals. He has made 154 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Penguins have 6 total points this season. They have scored 11 goals while giving up 15 goals. They have had 25 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 8%. The Penguins have allowed 23 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 34 shots per game and as a team are shooting 4.66% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Predators have a total of 12 points on the season. They have 5 power play goals on 23 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 21 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Penguins have a total of 24 goals scored while they've given up 14 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.71%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 3-4 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 0-5-2 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 4-1 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 4-3-0 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/22/15 C Nick Bonino Head injured last game, "?" Saturday vs Nashville
10/16/15 RW Beau Bennett Undisclosed out indefinitely
10/06/15 RW Eric Fehr Elbow out indefinitely

Nashville Predators Injuries

No key injuries to report

Tony's Pick: Take Nashville

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