Thursday, April 7, 2016

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Florida Panthers travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, April 7, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at -225 and the Senators at +201. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 80 games. They have an overall record of 46-25-9 and on the road they have a record of 22-14-4. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 233 goals and given up 198 goals for a point differential of +35. The Panthers have 9 overtime losses including 3 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 7-3-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 44-34 and an over/under record of 32-30-18. Ottawa shows up with a record of 36-35-9 including 20-14-6 at home this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 227 goals and surrendered 245 for a goal differential of -18. The Senators have 9 losses in OT and 6 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 34-44 while their over/under record sits at 38-39-3.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 64 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 26 goals this season with 139 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 38 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 11% by scoring 17 goals on 150 shots. He has 41 assists giving him a total of 58 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 34 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1,773 shots against him and has given up 139 goals. He has made 1,634 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 80 total points this season for the Senators. He has 16 goals this season with 244 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 64 assists on the season and averages 29 minutes played per game. Bobby Ryan has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 22 goals on 178 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 30 wins and 23 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1,881 shots against him and has given up 160 goals. He has made 1,721 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Panthers have 101 total points this season. They have scored 226 goals while giving up 195 goals. They have had 275 power play opportunities and have scored 47 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Panthers have allowed 264 power play opportunities and given up 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.81% 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 81 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 237 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 248 power play opportunities and have given up 61 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 221 goals scored while they've given up 239 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.75%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 49.1% as they've attempted 4,009 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,161 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.3% as they have 3,146 attempts while they've given up 3,236 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season. They have 2,503 face off wins compared to 2,468 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.4%. On defense Florida has 1,875 hits and they've blocked 925 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 4,299 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,735 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47% as they have 3,171 shots while they've given up 3,573 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 50.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.5% as they've compiled 2,453 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,403 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 1,162 shot attempts and they have 2,210 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 44-34 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 32-30-18 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 34-44 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 38-39-3 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

04/06/16 D Erik Gudbranson Foot out indefinitely
03/30/16 C Vincent Trocheck Ankle expected to miss 3 weeks
02/06/16 D Willie Mitchell Concussion out indefinitely
01/04/16 C David Bolland Ankle out indefinitely

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back out for season
04/06/16 RW Bobby Ryan Leg "?" Thursday vs. Florida
04/05/16 D Marc Methot Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs Florida
04/05/16 RW Mark Stone Chest "?" Thursday vs Florida
03/28/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out for season
03/28/16 D Dion Phaneuf Foot out for season
03/22/16 D Patrick Wiercioch Upper Body out indefinitely
03/04/16 D Mark Borowiecki Knee out for season
02/29/16 C Kyle Turris Ankle out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa

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