Monday, December 5, 2016

Consol Energy Center

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Consol Energy Center to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, December 5, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +193 and the Penguins at -215. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 25 games. They have an overall record of 15-8-2 and on the road they have a record of 6-3-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 59 goals and given up 59 goals for a point differential of 0. The Senators have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-10 and an over/under record of 8-16-1. Pittsburgh shows up with a record of 15-7-3 including 10-2-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 80 goals and surrendered 75 for a goal differential of +5. The Penguins have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 13-10 while their over/under record sits at 15-6-4.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Senators. He has 5 goals this season with 61 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 10 goals on 49 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 12 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 572 shots against him and has given up 40 goals. He has made 532 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Evgeni Malkin has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 9 goals this season with 73 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Sidney Crosby has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 16 goals on 67 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 8 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 563 shots against him and has given up 54 goals. He has made 509 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Senators have 32 total points this season. They have scored 59 goals while giving up 59 goals. They have had 75 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Senators have allowed 79 power play opportunities and given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.96% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Penguins have a total of 33 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 85 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 88 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 80 goals scored while they've given up 75 goals to this point. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.35%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 47.5% as they've attempted 1,368 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,513 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.8% as they have 1,008 attempts while they've given up 1,059 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season. They have 783 face off wins compared to 771 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.4%. On defense Ottawa has 637 hits and they've blocked 454 shots from the opposition.

Pittsburgh has attempted 1,535 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,473 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.8% as they have 1,155 shots while they've given up 1,073 attempts on defense. The Penguins have an offensive zone percentage of 53.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.4% as they've compiled 783 face off wins this season and they have suffered 835 face off losses. On defense Pittsburgh has blocked 400 shot attempts and they have 590 hits as a unit.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 12-10 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 8-16-1 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 13-10 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 15-6-4 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/03/16 GO Craig Anderson Personal "?" Monday vs Pittsburgh
12/03/16 D Marc Methot Lower Body "?" Monday vs Pittsburgh
11/30/16 RW Bobby Ryan Hand out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/29/16 RW Daniel Sprong Shoulder out indefinitely
10/21/16 D Derrick Pouliot Lower Body out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa +193

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