Saturday, October 22, 2016

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, October 22, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -125 and the Senators at +101. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup having played 4 games. They have an overall record of 3-1-0. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 13 goals and given up 13 goals for a point differential of 0. For the season they have an ATS record of 2-1 and an over/under record of 2-1-1. Ottawa shows up with a record of 3-1-0 including 3-0-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 17 goals and surrendered 16 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 2-1 while their over/under record sits at 4-0-0.

Nikita Kucherov has accumulated 2 total points this season for the Lightning. He has no goals and a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Victor Hedman has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game this year. He has 3 assists and no goals giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 79 shots against him and has given up 11 goals. He has made 68 saves for a save percentage of 86%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Senators. He has 2 goals this season with 12 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Bobby Ryan has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 2 goals on 8 shots. He has 1 assist giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 3 wins and no losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 97 shots against him and has given up 11 goals. He has made 86 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Lightning have 6 total points this season. They have scored 13 goals while giving up 13 goals. They have had 15 power play opportunities and have scored 3 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Lightning have allowed 10 power play opportunities and given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.40% 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 6 points on the season. They have 1 power play goal on 11 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 9%. They have allowed 17 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Lightning have a total of 17 goals scored while they've given up 16 goals to this point. They average 36 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.97%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 87%.

Tampa Bay has a Corsi percentage of 55.5% as they've attempted 236 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 189 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 53.5% as they have 178 attempts while they've given up 155 shots on the defensive end. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. They have 129 face off wins compared to 121 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.6%. On defense Tampa Bay has 93 hits and they've blocked 34 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 234 shots at full strength and they've given up 240 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 53.2% as they have 190 shots while they've given up 167 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 56.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 43.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 53% as they've compiled 132 face off wins this season and they have suffered 117 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 73 shot attempts and they have 102 hits as a unit.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 2-1 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 2-1-1 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 2-1 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 4-0-0 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/08/16 RW Ryan Callahan Hip expected to miss a month

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/21/16 LW Matt Puempel Undisclosed expected to miss Saturday vs. Tampa Bay
10/21/16 D Thomas Chabot Undisclosed expected to miss Saturday vs. Tampa Bay
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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