Thursday, February 16, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Ottawa Senators head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, February 16, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at -110 and the Devils at +100. The over/under has been set at 5.

Ottawa comes into this game having played 54 games. They have an overall record of 29-19-6 and away from home they have a record of 13-10-0. The currently are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 145 goals and surrendered 146 goals for a point differential of -1. The Senators have an overall record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-25 and an over/under record of 22-30-2. New Jersey shows up with a record of 24-22-10 including 12-10-4 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 131 goals and surrendered 159 for a goal differential of -28. The Devils have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-32 while their over/under record sits at 20-21-15.

Mark Stone has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Senators. He has 20 goals this season with 97 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Erik Karlsson has averaged 27 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 8 goals on 131 shots. He has 38 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Mike Condon has 16 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 859 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 784 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Kyle Palmieri has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Devils. He has 15 goals this season with 114 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Taylor Hall has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 13 goals on 154 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 18 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,257 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 1,147 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have 64 total points this season. They have scored 145 goals while giving up 146 goals. They have had 171 power play opportunities and have scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Senators have allowed 174 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.14% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Devils have a total of 58 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 183 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 180 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 131 goals scored while they've given up 159 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.51%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 48.6% as they've attempted 3,013 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,189 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.8% as they have 2,195 attempts while they've given up 2,305 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 1,724 face off wins compared to 1,642 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.2%. On defense Ottawa has 1,417 hits and they've blocked 884 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 2,692 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,123 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.6% as they have 2,089 shots while they've given up 2,398 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 46.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 53.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.1% as they've compiled 1,675 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,669 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 725 shot attempts and they have 1,122 hits as a unit.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 25-25 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 22-30-2 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 21-32 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 20-21-15 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out for season

New Jersey Devils Injuries

02/15/17 RW Beau Bennett Ankle is upgraded to expected to be available Thursday vs. Ottawa
02/14/17 D Kyle Quincey Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Ottawa

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa -110

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