Saturday, December 3, 2016

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Florida Panthers travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, December 3, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at -125 and the Senators at +113. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 24 games. They have an overall record of 12-10-2 and on the road they have a record of 5-6-2. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 60 goals and given up 61 goals for a point differential of -1. The Panthers have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-12 and an over/under record of 9-10-5. Ottawa shows up with a record of 14-8-2 including 8-5-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 57 goals and surrendered 59 for a goal differential of -2. The Senators have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 11-10 while their over/under record sits at 8-15-1.

Jon Marchessault has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 10 goals this season with 63 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 9 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 11% by scoring 6 goals on 55 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 9 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 470 shots against him and has given up 33 goals. He has made 437 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Senators. He has 4 goals this season with 59 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 10 goals on 45 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 12 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 572 shots against him and has given up 40 goals. He has made 532 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Panthers have 26 total points this season. They have scored 60 goals while giving up 61 goals. They have had 84 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Panthers have allowed 70 power play opportunities and given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.16% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Senators have a total of 30 points on the season. They have 10 power play goals on 68 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 75 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 57 goals scored while they've given up 59 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.92%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 53.7% as they've attempted 1,383 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,193 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.7% as they have 1,039 attempts while they've given up 933 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 54.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the season. They have 716 face off wins compared to 748 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.9%. On defense Florida has 503 hits and they've blocked 260 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 1,331 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,459 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.8% as they have 978 shots while they've given up 1,028 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 52.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.5% as they've compiled 754 face off wins this season and they have suffered 740 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 431 shot attempts and they have 609 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 10-12 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 9-10-5 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 11-10 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 8-15-1 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

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/01/16 GO Craig Anderson Personal "?" Saturday vs. Florida
12/01/16 D Marc Methot Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Florida
11/30/16 RW Bobby Ryan Hand out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa +113

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