Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Penguins at -155 and the Senators at +140. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Pittsburgh comes into this matchup having played 79 games. They have an overall record of 46-25-8 and on the road they have a record of 20-14-4. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 235 goals and given up 194 goals for a point differential of +41. The Penguins have 8 overtime losses including 4 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 9-1-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 43-33 and an over/under record of 34-31-14. Ottawa shows up with a record of 36-34-9 including 20-13-6 at home this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 224 goals and surrendered 240 for a goal differential of -16. The Senators have 9 losses in OT and 6 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 34-43 while their over/under record sits at 37-39-3.

Sidney Crosby has accumulated 82 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 33 goals this season with 239 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 49 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Kris Letang has averaged 27 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 16 goals on 214 shots. He has 48 assists giving him a total of 64 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 35 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 1,665 shots against him and has given up 132 goals. He has made 1,533 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 79 total points this season for the Senators. He has 15 goals this season with 240 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 64 assists on the season and averages 29 minutes played per game. Bobby Ryan has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 22 goals on 178 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 30 wins and 23 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1,881 shots against him and has given up 160 goals. He has made 1,721 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Penguins have 100 total points this season. They have scored 231 goals while giving up 190 goals. They have had 254 power play opportunities and have scored 48 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Penguins have allowed 246 power play opportunities and given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 33 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.75% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Senators have a total of 81 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 233 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 246 power play opportunities and have given up 61 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. As a team, the Penguins have a total of 218 goals scored while they've given up 234 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.75%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Pittsburgh has a Corsi percentage of 52.6% as they've attempted 4,674 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,206 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.8% as they have 3,533 attempts while they've given up 3,163 shots on the defensive end. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 52.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.5% for the season. They have 2,507 face off wins compared to 2,467 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.4%. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,886 hits and they've blocked 1,043 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 4,250 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,690 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.9% as they have 3,131 shots while they've given up 3,538 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 50.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.4% as they've compiled 2,416 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,375 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 1,152 shot attempts and they have 2,185 hits as a unit.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 43-33 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 34-31-14 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 34-43 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 37-39-3 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

12/08/15 RW Pascal Dupuis Blood Clot has retired
04/03/16 RW Bryan Rust Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Ottawa
04/02/16 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion out indefinitely
03/25/16 D Olli Maatta Lower Body out indefinitely
03/16/16 LW Scott Wilson Ankle out indefinitely
03/13/16 C Evgeni Malkin Hand expected to miss 6-8 weeks
03/04/16 C Kevin Porter Ankle expected to miss 12 weeks

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back out for season
04/02/16 D Marc Methot Flu "?" Tuesday vs Pittsburgh
04/02/16 RW Mark Stone Chest "?" Tuesday vs Pittsburgh
03/28/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out for season
03/28/16 D Dion Phaneuf Lower Body out for season
03/22/16 D Patrick Wiercioch Upper Body out indefinitely
03/04/16 D Mark Borowiecki Knee out for season
02/29/16 C Kyle Turris Ankle out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa

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