Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Wells Fargo Center

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The Florida Panthers head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The opening line for this matchup has the Panthers at +104 and the Flyers at -128. The over/under is 5.5.

Florida comes into this game having played 25 contests. They have an overall record of 12-11-2 and away from home they have a record of 5-7-2. Currently they are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 60 goals and surrendered 63 goals for a point differential of -3. The Panthers have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-13 and an over/under record of 9-11-5. Philadelphia comes into this game with a record of 14-10-3 including 8-5-2 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 87 goals and surrendered 85 for a goal differential of +2. The Flyers have a record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 11-13 while their over/under record sits at 15-9-3.

Jon Marchessault has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 10 goals this season with 64 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 10% by scoring 6 goals on 58 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 491 shots against him and has given up 35 goals. He has made 456 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 7 goals this season with 71 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 13 goals on 68 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Steve Mason has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 552 shots against him and has given up 53 goals. He has made 499 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Panthers have 26 total points this season. They have scored 60 goals while giving up 63 goals. They have had 88 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Panthers have allowed 77 power play opportunities and given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.91% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Flyers have a total of 31 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 97 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 24%. They have allowed 78 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 87 goals scored while they've given up 85 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.01%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 53.9% as they've attempted 1,437 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,230 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.6% as they have 1,070 attempts while they've given up 963 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 54.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the season. They have 747 face off wins compared to 777 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49%. On defense Florida has 530 hits and they've blocked 267 shots from the opposition.

Philadelphia has attempted 1,694 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,491 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 53.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 54.2% as they have 1,257 shots while they've given up 1,061 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 55.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 44.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.8% as they've compiled 819 face off wins this season and they have suffered 827 face off losses. On defense Philadelphia has blocked 430 shot attempts and they have 692 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 10-13 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 9-11-5 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 11-13 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 15-9-3 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

12/05/16 D Aaron Ekblad Facial probable Monday vs. Boston
12/05/16 C Jonathan Marchessault Lower Body injured last game, doubtful Monday vs. Boston
11/21/16 D Alex Petrovic Lower Body out indefinitely
10/10/16 LW Jonathan Huberdeau Achilles expected to miss 3-4 months

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/04/16 RW Matt Read Upper Body injured last game, "?" Tuesday vs Florida
12/04/16 D Radko Gudas Illness "?" Tuesday vs Florida
11/23/16 C Sean Couturier Knee out 4-6 weeks
11/13/16 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/01/16 C Boyd Gordon Upper Body out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Florida +104

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