Wednesday, March 8, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Ottawa Senators head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +111 and the Stars at -123. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this game having played 64 games. They have an overall record of 36-22-6 and away from home they have a record of 17-12-0. The currently are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 170 goals and surrendered 167 goals for a point differential of +3. The Senators have an overall record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-28 and an over/under record of 25-37-2. Dallas shows up with a record of 27-29-10 including 18-11-6 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 186 goals and surrendered 211 for a goal differential of -25. The Stars have a record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-39 while their over/under record sits at 35-31-0.

Kyle Turris has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Senators. He has 22 goals this season with 140 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Erik Karlsson has averaged 26.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 11 goals on 166 shots. He has 47 assists giving him a total of 58 points on the season. Mike Condon has 17 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 934 shots against him and has given up 83 goals. He has made 851 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Jamie Benn has accumulated 63 total points this season for the Stars. He has 24 goals this season with 168 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 39 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 22 goals on 246 shots. He has 44 assists giving him a total of 66 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 16 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 1,226 shots against him and has given up 117 goals. He has made 1,109 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have 78 total points this season. They have scored 170 goals while giving up 167 goals. They have had 199 power play opportunities and have scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Senators have allowed 198 power play opportunities and given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.83% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Stars have a total of 64 points on the season. They have 41 power play goals on 226 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 213 power play opportunities and have given up 55 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 186 goals scored while they've given up 211 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.23%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 48.3% as they've attempted 3,558 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,809 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49% as they have 2,632 attempts while they've given up 2,739 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. They have 2,014 face off wins compared to 1,927 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.1%. On defense has 1,671 hits and they've blocked 1,070 shots from the opposition.

Dallas has attempted 3,947 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,958 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.3% as they have 2,922 shots while they've given up 2,885 attempts on defense. The Stars have an offensive zone percentage of 47.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.2% as they've compiled 2,049 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,114 face off losses. On defense has blocked 1,073 shot attempts and they have 1,274 hits as a unit.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 32-28 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 25-37-2 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 27-39 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 35-31-0 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out for season
02/27/17 GO Andrew Hammond Hip out for season
02/20/17 RW Bobby Ryan Finger out indefinitely

Dallas Stars Injuries

11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
03/03/17 LW Antoine Roussel Hand out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa +111

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