Saturday, February 27, 2016

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Saturday, February 27, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Senators at -101 and the Flames at -109. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 62 games. They have an overall record of 29-27-6 and on the road they have a record of 12-17-2. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 179 goals and given up 192 goals for a point differential of -13. The Senators have 6 overtime losses including 4 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 6-4-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-33 and an over/under record of 31-30-1. Calgary shows up with a record of 26-30-4 including 17-13-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 162 goals and surrendered 184 for a goal differential of -22. The Flames have 4 losses in OT and 2 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 25-34 while their over/under record sits at 30-26-4.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 65 total points this season for the Senators. He has 11 goals this season with 191 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 54 assists on the season and averages 29 minutes played per game. Bobby Ryan has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 21 goals on 145 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 26 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1,608 shots against him and has given up 133 goals. He has made 1,475 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 59 total points this season for the Flames. He has 22 goals this season with 159 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 18 goals on 143 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Jonas Hiller has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 563 shots against him and has given up 64 goals. He has made 499 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Senators have 64 total points this season. They have scored 173 goals while giving up 188 goals. They have had 191 power play opportunities and have scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Senators have allowed 197 power play opportunities and given up 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.89% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flames have a total of 56 points on the season. They have 31 power play goals on 196 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 159 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 160 goals scored while they've given up 182 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.24%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 47.5% as they've attempted 3,348 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,705 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.5% as they have 2,438 attempts while they've given up 2,809 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season. They have 1,933 face off wins compared to 1,875 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.8%. On defense Ottawa has 1,741 hits and they've blocked 896 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 3,303 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,472 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.1% as they have 2,400 shots while they've given up 2,486 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 51.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.5% as they've compiled 1,763 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,871 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 986 shot attempts and they have 1,201 hits as a unit.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 27-33 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 31-30-1 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 25-34 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 30-26-4 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back out for season

Calgary Flames Injuries

02/25/16 D Kris Russell Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Ottawa
02/19/16 D Ladislav Smid Upper Body out indefinitely
02/12/16 GO Karri Ramo Knee out for season
01/28/16 D Dennis Wideman Suspension out 20 games; eligible to return Mar 14 vs St Louis

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa

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