Saturday, February 13, 2016

Nationwide Arena

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, February 13, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +105 and the Blue Jackets at -116. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 56 games. They have an overall record of 25-25-6 and on the road they have a record of 11-15-2. Currently they are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 161 goals and given up 177 goals for a point differential of -16. The Senators have 6 overtime losses including 4 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 3-7-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-31 and an over/under record of 28-27-1. Columbus shows up with a record of 22-28-6 including 10-11-5 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 144 goals and surrendered 176 for a goal differential of -32. The Blue Jackets have 6 losses in OT and 3 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 20-34 while their over/under record sits at 27-26-3.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 62 total points this season for the Senators. He has 11 goals this season with 161 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 51 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 19 goals on 132 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 22 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1,400 shots against him and has given up 120 goals. He has made 1,280 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 10 goals this season with 127 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Scott Hartnell has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 18 goals on 105 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Joonas Korpisalo has 8 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 531 shots against him and has given up 42 goals. He has made 489 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Senators have 56 total points this season. They have scored 157 goals while giving up 173 goals. They have had 175 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Senators have allowed 183 power play opportunities and given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.91% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 50 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 169 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 195 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 140 goals scored while they've given up 173 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.73%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 47.6% as they've attempted 3,040 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,352 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.6% as they have 2,210 attempts while they've given up 2,530 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the season. They have 1,752 face off wins compared to 1,704 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.7%. On defense Ottawa has 1,581 hits and they've blocked 822 shots from the opposition.

Columbus has attempted 2,920 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,280 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.5% as they have 2,179 shots while they've given up 2,409 attempts on defense. The Blue Jackets have an offensive zone percentage of 47.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.1% as they've compiled 1,661 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,790 face off losses. On defense Columbus has blocked 871 shot attempts and they have 1,530 hits as a unit.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 25-31 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 28-27-1 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 20-34 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 27-26-3 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

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

01/22/16 GO Sergei Bobrovsky Groin out indefinitely
01/15/16 D David Savard Oblique out indefinitely
01/04/16 GO Curtis McElhinney Ankle out indefinitely
01/04/16 RW David Clarkson Upper Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa

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