Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Wells Fargo Center

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +180 and the Flyers at -201. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Colorado comes into this game having played 60 games. They have an overall record of 17-40-3 and away from home they have a record of 9-20-1. The currently are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 121 goals and surrendered 199 goals for a point differential of -78. The Avalanche have an overall record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-43 and an over/under record of 24-26-10. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 28-26-7 including 17-10-4 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 157 goals and surrendered 187 for a goal differential of -30. The Flyers have a record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 23-33 while their over/under record sits at 27-26-8.

Nathan MacKinnon has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 12 goals this season with 192 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 20.2 minutes played per game. Matt Duchene has averaged 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 16 goals on 128 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Calvin Pickard has 10 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 986 shots against him and has given up 90 goals. He has made 896 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Wayne Simmonds has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 25 goals this season with 160 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux has averaged 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 12 goals on 151 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Steve Mason has 16 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,099 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 989 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Avalanche have 37 total points this season. They have scored 121 goals while giving up 199 goals. They have had 180 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Avalanche have allowed 214 power play opportunities and given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.15% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Flyers have a total of 63 points on the season. They have 44 power play goals on 208 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 184 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 157 goals scored while they've given up 187 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.21%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 47.7% as they've attempted 3,113 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,420 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.2% as they have 2,338 attempts while they've given up 2,617 shots on the defensive end. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. They have 1,961 face off wins compared to 1,704 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53.5%. On defense has 1,306 hits and they've blocked 803 shots from the opposition.

Philadelphia has attempted 3,753 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,399 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 53.1% as they have 2,733 shots while they've given up 2,412 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 55.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 44.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.7% as they've compiled 1,901 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,775 face off losses. On defense has blocked 987 shot attempts and they have 1,564 hits as a unit.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 17-43 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 24-26-10 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 23-33 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 27-26-8 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

02/20/17 D Nikita Zadorov Ankle out for season
01/26/17 GO Semyon Varlamov Hip out for season

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

02/27/17 D Brandon Manning Possible Suspension "?" Tuesday vs. Colorado
02/06/17 C Travis Konecny Ankle expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado +180

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