Thursday, December 1, 2016

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +109 and the Senators at -120. The over/under has been set at 5.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 24 games. They have an overall record of 11-10-3 and on the road they have a record of 4-5-1. Currently they are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 77 goals and given up 80 goals for a point differential of -3. The Flyers have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-13 and an over/under record of 14-7-3. Ottawa shows up with a record of 14-8-1 including 8-5-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 55 goals and surrendered 56 for a goal differential of -1. The Senators have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 11-9 while their over/under record sits at 8-14-1.

Wayne Simmonds has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 11 goals this season with 60 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 5 goals on 60 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Steve Mason has 6 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 472 shots against him and has given up 48 goals. He has made 424 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Kyle Turris has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Senators. He has 10 goals this season with 45 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Erik Karlsson has averaged 27 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 4 goals on 58 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 19 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%.

The Flyers have 25 total points this season. They have scored 77 goals while giving up 80 goals. They have had 85 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. The Flyers have allowed 73 power play opportunities and given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.88% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Senators have a total of 29 points on the season. They have 9 power play goals on 66 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 71 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 55 goals scored while they've given up 56 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.87%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 52.9% as they've attempted 1,497 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,333 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 53.9% as they have 1,112 attempts while they've given up 950 shots on the defensive end. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.8% for the season. They have 727 face off wins compared to 733 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.8%. On defense Philadelphia has 624 hits and they've blocked 383 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 1,280 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,380 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.3% as they have 946 shots while they've given up 974 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 53.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.3% as they've compiled 717 face off wins this season and they have suffered 709 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 406 shot attempts and they have 577 hits as a unit.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 8-13 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 14-7-3 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 11-9 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 8-14-1 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/29/16 D Brandon Manning Head "?" Thursday vs Ottawa
11/23/16 C Sean Couturier Knee out 4-6 weeks
11/13/16 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/01/16 C Boyd Gordon Upper Body out indefinitely

Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/29/16 RW Bobby Ryan Hand left last game, "?" Thursday vs. Philadelphia
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa -120

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