Saturday, November 5, 2016

Bell Centre

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, November 5, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +160 and the Canadiens at -204. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 12 games. They have an overall record of 6-5-1 and on the road they have a record of 3-2-1. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 43 goals and given up 43 goals for a point differential of 0. The Flyers have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-6 and an over/under record of 9-2-1. Montreal shows up with a record of 9-0-1 including 6-0-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 34 goals and surrendered 14 for a goal differential of +20. The Canadiens have a record of 9-0-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 9-1 while their over/under record sits at 3-6-1.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 2 goals this season with 30 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 6 goals on 38 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Steve Mason has 2 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 180 shots against him and has given up 22 goals. He has made 158 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Brendan Gallagher has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 4 goals this season with 33 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 15 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 2 goals on 28 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Carey Price has 6 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 193 shots against him and has given up 7 goals. He has made 186 saves for a save percentage of 96%.

The Flyers have 13 total points this season. They have scored 43 goals while giving up 43 goals. They have had 46 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. The Flyers have allowed 37 power play opportunities and given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 33 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.94% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%.

The Canadiens have a total of 19 points on the season. They have 7 power play goals on 35 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 40 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 34 goals scored while they've given up 14 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.64%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 96%.

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 54.4% as they've attempted 764 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 640 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 55.5% as they have 577 attempts while they've given up 462 shots on the defensive end. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 57.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.9% for the season. They have 354 face off wins compared to 371 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.8%. On defense Philadelphia has 281 hits and they've blocked 178 shots from the opposition.

Montreal has attempted 540 shots at full strength and they've given up 613 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.4% as they have 399 shots while they've given up 443 attempts on defense. The Canadiens have an offensive zone percentage of 42.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 57.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.4% as they've compiled 300 face off wins this season and they have suffered 320 face off losses. On defense Montreal has blocked 170 shot attempts and they have 221 hits as a unit.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 4-6 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 9-2-1 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 9-1 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 3-6-1 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/04/16 D Michael Del Zotto Lower Body is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Montreal
11/03/16 D Andrew MacDonald Lower Body expected to miss 7-10 days
11/01/16 C Boyd Gordon Upper Body expected to miss 7-10 days
10/06/16 C Scott Laughton Lower Body expected to miss 3-4 weeks

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/03/16 GO Carey Price Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Friday vs. Columbus
10/21/16 D Zach Redmond Foot expected to miss 6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal

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