Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Bell Centre

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The Florida Panthers travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at -183 and the Canadiens at +165. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 68 games. They have an overall record of 38-21-9 and on the road they have a record of 16-12-4. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 192 goals and given up 167 goals for a point differential of +25. The Panthers have 9 overtime losses including 3 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 5-3-2. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-30 and an over/under record of 26-29-13. Montreal shows up with a record of 32-31-6 including 19-12-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 187 goals and surrendered 194 for a goal differential of -7. The Canadiens have 6 losses in OT and 3 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 30-37 while their over/under record sits at 33-25-11.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 23 goals this season with 118 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Jussi Jokinen has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 13 goals on 129 shots. He has 37 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 29 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1,524 shots against him and has given up 120 goals. He has made 1,404 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Tomas Plekanec has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 12 goals this season with 161 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 24 goals on 258 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Mike Condon has 17 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 1,184 shots against him and has given up 112 goals. He has made 1,072 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Panthers have 85 total points this season. They have scored 185 goals while giving up 164 goals. They have had 234 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Panthers have allowed 227 power play opportunities and given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.61% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Canadiens have a total of 70 points on the season. They have 38 power play goals on 222 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 213 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 182 goals scored while they've given up 191 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.46%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 48.6% as they've attempted 3,350 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,537 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.9% as they have 2,635 attempts while they've given up 2,749 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season. They have 2,100 face off wins compared to 2,114 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.8%. On defense Florida has 1,653 hits and they've blocked 788 shots from the opposition.

Montreal has attempted 4,058 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,670 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.9% as they have 2,944 shots while they've given up 2,727 attempts on defense. The Canadiens have an offensive zone percentage of 49.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51% as they've compiled 2,244 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,157 face off losses. On defense Montreal has blocked 943 shot attempts and they have 1,613 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 36-30 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 26-29-13 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 30-37 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 33-25-11 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

03/14/16 RW Teddy Purcell Groin is upgraded to probable Monday vs. NY Islanders
02/06/16 D Willie Mitchell Concussion out indefinitely
01/04/16 C David Bolland Ankle out indefinitely

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

03/13/16 D P.K. Subban Neck doubtful Tuesday vs Florida
03/12/16 C Stefan Matteau Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Florida
03/12/16 C Lars Eller Virus "?" Tuesday vs Florida
03/08/16 RW Brendan Gallagher Lower Body expected to miss 2-3 weeks
02/26/16 D Nathan Beaulieu Lower Body out indefinitely
02/23/16 D Tom Gilbert Knee out for season
02/19/16 C David Desharnais Foot out indefinitely
02/11/16 D Jeff Petry Hernia out for season
02/10/16 C Brian Flynn Lower Body expected to miss 6-8 weeks
01/27/16 F Daniel Carr Knee expected to miss 3 months
01/21/16 GO Carey Price Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Florida

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