Wednesday, December 7, 2016

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The Ottawa Senators head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. The opening line for this matchup has the Senators at +201 and the Sharks at -225. The over/under is 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this game having played 26 contests. They have an overall record of 15-9-2 and away from home they have a record of 6-4-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 64 goals and surrendered 67 goals for a point differential of -3. The Senators have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-11 and an over/under record of 9-16-1. San Jose comes into this game with a record of 15-9-1 including 9-3-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 60 goals and surrendered 51 for a goal differential of +9. The Sharks have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 15-10 while their over/under record sits at 2-17-6.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Senators. He has 6 goals this season with 66 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 18 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 21% by scoring 11 goals on 52 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 12 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 615 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 568 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 8 goals this season with 82 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Brent Burns has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 10 goals on 107 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Martin Jones has 13 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 550 shots against him and has given up 42 goals. He has made 508 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Senators have 32 total points this season. They have scored 64 goals while giving up 67 goals. They have had 80 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Senators have allowed 83 power play opportunities and given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.26% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have a total of 31 points on the season. They have 14 power play goals on 75 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 61 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 60 goals scored while they've given up 51 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.73%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 47.4% as they've attempted 1,430 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,584 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.6% as they have 1,053 attempts while they've given up 1,113 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 52% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season. They have 812 face off wins compared to 807 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.2%. On defense Ottawa has 688 hits and they've blocked 471 shots from the opposition.

San Jose has attempted 1,491 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,343 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 53.3% as they have 1,093 shots while they've given up 957 attempts on defense. The Sharks have an offensive zone percentage of 54.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.5% as they've compiled 722 face off wins this season and they have suffered 766 face off losses. On defense San Jose has blocked 386 shot attempts and they have 491 hits as a unit.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 12-11 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 9-16-1 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 15-10 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 2-17-6 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/06/16 GO Craig Anderson Personal doubtful Wednesday vs. San Jose
12/05/16 D Marc Methot Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs San Jose
12/05/16 RW Curtis Lazar Upper Body out indefinitely
11/30/16 RW Bobby Ryan Hand out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely

San Jose Sharks Injuries

12/02/16 C Tommy Wingels Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs. Ottawa
11/21/16 C Tomas Hertl Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa +201

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