Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Wells Fargo Center

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The Ottawa Senators head to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +113 and the Flyers at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 74 games. They have an overall record of 41-25-8 and on the road they have a record of 21-14-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 194 goals and given up 191 goals for a point differential of +3. The Senators have an overall record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-33 and an over/under record of 28-43-3. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 35-32-8 including 21-11-4 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 197 goals and surrendered 220 for a goal differential of -23. The Flyers have a record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 29-40 while their over/under record sits at 33-34-8.

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Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 36-33 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 28-43-3 against the over/under

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 29-40 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 33-34-8 against the over/under

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out for season
03/25/17 LW Viktor Stalberg Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs. Philadelphia
03/24/17 D Marc Methot Finger out indefinitely
02/27/17 GO Andrew Hammond Hip out for season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

03/26/17 C Nick Cousins Concussion "?" Tuesday vs. Ottawa
03/01/17 LW Michael Raffl Lower Body out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 67 total points this season for the Senators. He has 14 goals this season with 204 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 53 assists on the season and averages 26.9 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 25 goals on 165 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Mike Condon has 19 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1,075 shots against him and has given up 90 goals. He has made 985 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 14 goals this season with 182 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 41 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 29 goals on 205 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Steve Mason has 23 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,438 shots against him and has given up 135 goals. He has made 1,303 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 90 total points this season. They have scored 194 goals while giving up 191 goals. They have had 231 power play opportunities and have scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Senators have allowed 233 power play opportunities and given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.73% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have a total of 78 points on the season. They have 49 power play goals on 255 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 224 power play opportunities and have given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 197 goals scored while they've given up 220 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.37%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 48% as they've attempted 4,100 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,435 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.7% as they have 3,033 attempts while they've given up 3,195 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season. They have 2,326 face off wins compared to 2,216 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.2%. On defense Ottawa has 1,951 hits and they've blocked 1,240 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia has attempted 4,551 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,155 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.9% as they have 3,329 shots while they've given up 2,961 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 55% and their defensive zone percentage is 45% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.9% as they've compiled 2,321 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,153 face off losses. On defense Philadelphia has blocked 1,194 shot attempts and they have 1,882 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Senators/Flyers NHL game against the moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa +113

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