Thursday, January 21, 2016
Consol Energy Center
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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Consol Energy Center to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, January 21, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +131 and the Penguins at -145. The over/under has been set at 5.
Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 44 games. They have an overall record of 20-16-8 and on the road they have a record of 9-10-3. Currently they are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 100 goals and given up 117 goals for a point differential of -17. Pittsburgh shows up with a record of 21-17-7 including 11-7-4 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 110 goals and surrendered 113 for a goal differential of -3.
Claude Giroux has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 13 goals this season with 123 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 5 goals on 132 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Steve Mason has 10 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 831 shots against him and has given up 71 goals. He has made 760 saves for a save percentage of 92%.
Sidney Crosby has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 14 goals this season with 131 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 20 goals on 130 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 16 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 972 shots against him and has given up 73 goals. He has made 899 saves for a save percentage of 93%.
The Flyers have 48 total points this season. They have scored 98 goals while giving up 113 goals. They have had 134 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Flyers have allowed 149 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.36% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.
The Penguins have a total of 49 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 150 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 149 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 109 goals scored while they've given up 110 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.54%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.
Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends
The Philadelphia Flyers are 18-24 straight up
The Philadelphia Flyers are 15-19-10 against the over/under
Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends
The Pittsburgh Penguins are 20-24 straight up
The Pittsburgh Penguins are 15-21-9 against the over/under
Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
No key injuries to report
Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
12/14/15 RW Beau Bennett Shoulder expected to miss 4-6 weeks
12/08/15 RW Pascal Dupuis Blood Clot has retired
01/18/16 D David Warsofsky Head "?" Thursday vs Philadelphia
01/14/16 C Nick Bonino Hand out indefinitely
Tony's Pick: Take Pittsburgh
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