Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Nationwide Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at -150 and the Blue Jackets at +136. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 70 games. They have an overall record of 34-24-12 and on the road they have a record of 15-14-5. Currently they are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 182 goals and given up 189 goals for a point differential of -7. The Flyers have 12 overtime losses including 7 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 7-2-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-36 and an over/under record of 28-25-17. Columbus shows up with a record of 29-35-8 including 16-15-6 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 188 goals and surrendered 223 for a goal differential of -35. The Blue Jackets have 8 losses in OT and 4 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 26-43 while their over/under record sits at 35-34-3.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 59 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 18 goals this season with 198 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 41 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 25 goals on 184 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Steve Mason has 17 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,273 shots against him and has given up 108 goals. He has made 1,165 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 12 goals this season with 164 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 36 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 16% by scoring 21 goals on 135 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 12 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 873 shots against him and has given up 80 goals. He has made 793 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Flyers have 80 total points this season. They have scored 180 goals while giving up 182 goals. They have had 238 power play opportunities and have scored 44 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Flyers have allowed 234 power play opportunities and given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.44% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 66 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 220 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 249 power play opportunities and have given up 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 183 goals scored while they've given up 219 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.79%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 50.4% as they've attempted 4,118 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,053 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.4% as they have 2,991 attempts while they've given up 2,942 shots on the defensive end. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season. They have 2,132 face off wins compared to 2,080 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.6%. On defense Philadelphia has 1,950 hits and they've blocked 1,111 shots from the opposition.

Columbus has attempted 3,791 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,207 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.9% as they have 2,842 shots while they've given up 3,092 attempts on defense. The Blue Jackets have an offensive zone percentage of 48.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.6% as they've compiled 2,154 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,274 face off losses. On defense Columbus has blocked 1,115 shot attempts and they have 1,905 hits as a unit.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 34-36 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 28-25-17 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 26-43 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 35-34-3 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

03/20/16 GO Michal Neuvirth Knee expected to miss 3-4 weeks
03/18/16 C Chris Vandevelde Suspension expected to miss Monday vs New York Islanders; eligible to return Tuesday vs Columbus
02/22/16 D Michael Del Zotto Wrist out for season

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

03/21/16 C Alexander Wennberg Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs. Philadelphia
03/20/16 RW David Clarkson Concussion "?" Tuesday vs Philadelphia
03/19/16 GO Curtis McElhinney Knee out for season
02/26/16 D Jack Johnson Shoulder out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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