Saturday, April 2, 2016
Wells Fargo Center
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The Ottawa Senators travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, April 2, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +153 and the Flyers at -170. The over/under has been set at 5.
Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 78 games. They have an overall record of 36-33-9 and on the road they have a record of 16-20-3. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 222 goals and given up 237 goals for a point differential of -15. The Senators have 9 overtime losses including 6 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 5-4-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-42 and an over/under record of 37-39-2. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 38-25-13 including 21-10-7 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 198 goals and surrendered 200 for a goal differential of -2. The Flyers have 13 losses in OT and 8 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 37-38 while their over/under record sits at 29-28-19.
Erik Karlsson has accumulated 78 total points this season for the Senators. He has 15 goals this season with 236 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 63 assists on the season and averages 29 minutes played per game. Bobby Ryan has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 22 goals on 175 shots. He has 33 assists giving him a total of 55 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%.
Claude Giroux has accumulated 65 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 22 goals this season with 222 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 43 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 26 goals on 206 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Steve Mason has 21 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,459 shots against him and has given up 118 goals. He has made 1,341 saves for a save percentage of 92%.
The Senators have 81 total points this season. They have scored 216 goals while giving up 231 goals. They have had 232 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Senators have allowed 242 power play opportunities and given up 58 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.81% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.
The Flyers have a total of 89 points on the season. They have 47 power play goals on 259 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 248 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 195 goals scored while they've given up 192 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.34%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.
Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 47.6% as they've attempted 4,194 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,625 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.9% as they have 3,086 attempts while they've given up 3,491 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season. They have 2,390 face off wins compared to 2,351 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.4%. On defense Ottawa has 2,156 hits and they've blocked 1,134 shots from the opposition.
Philadelphia has attempted 4,515 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,423 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.6% as they have 3,278 shots while they've given up 3,200 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 51.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.8% as they've compiled 2,326 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,254 face off losses. On defense Philadelphia has blocked 1,223 shot attempts and they have 2,066 hits as a unit.
Ottawa Senators Betting Trends
The Ottawa Senators are 34-42 straight up
The Ottawa Senators are 37-39-2 against the over/under
Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends
The Philadelphia Flyers are 37-38 straight up
The Philadelphia Flyers are 29-28-19 against the over/under
Ottawa Senators Injuries
10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back out for season
03/31/16 RW Mark Stone Chest expected to miss Saturday vs. Philadelphia
03/28/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out for season
03/28/16 D Dion Phaneuf Lower Body 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
Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
03/20/16 GO Michal Neuvirth Knee expected to miss 3-4 weeks
02/22/16 D Michael Del Zotto Wrist out for season
Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa
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