Friday, December 16, 2016

Pepsi Center

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The Florida Panthers travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, December 16, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at -125 and the Avalanche at +113. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 30 games. They have an overall record of 13-13-4 and on the road they have a record of 5-8-4. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 71 goals and given up 82 goals for a point differential of -11. The Panthers have an overall record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-17 and an over/under record of 13-11-6. Colorado shows up with a record of 11-16-1 including 4-9-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 63 goals and surrendered 90 for a goal differential of -27. The Avalanche have a record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 11-17 while their over/under record sits at 12-12-4.

Jon Marchessault has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 10 goals this season with 66 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 7 goals on 73 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 10 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 612 shots against him and has given up 50 goals. He has made 562 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Matt Duchene has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 12 goals this season with 58 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 8 goals on 102 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 6 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 605 shots against him and has given up 58 goals. He has made 547 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Panthers have 30 total points this season. They have scored 71 goals while giving up 82 goals. They have had 103 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Panthers have allowed 92 power play opportunities and given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.60% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Avalanche have a total of 23 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 88 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 109 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 63 goals scored while they've given up 90 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.92%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 53.8% as they've attempted 1,753 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,504 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.7% as they have 1,311 attempts while they've given up 1,176 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 54.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season. They have 895 face off wins compared to 946 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.6%. On defense Florida has 652 hits and they've blocked 328 shots from the opposition.

Colorado has attempted 1,454 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,631 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.3% as they have 1,089 shots while they've given up 1,213 attempts on defense. The Avalanche have an offensive zone percentage of 47.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 53.1% as they've compiled 908 face off wins this season and they have suffered 801 face off losses. On defense Colorado has blocked 418 shot attempts and they have 640 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 11-17 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 13-11-6 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 11-17 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 12-12-4 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

11/21/16 D Alex Petrovic Lower Body out indefinitely
10/10/16 LW Jonathan Huberdeau Achilles expected to miss 3-4 months

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/14/16 C Joe Colborne Lower Body "?" Friday vs Florida
12/14/16 GO Semyon Varlamov Groin "?" Friday vs Florida
12/04/16 D Erik Johnson Fibula expected to miss 6-8 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado +113

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