Thursday, February 2, 2017

Amalie Arena

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, February 2, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +113 and the Lightning at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 48 games. They have an overall record of 26-15-6 and on the road they have a record of 12-9-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 132 goals and given up 129 goals for a point differential of +3. The Senators have an overall record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-22 and an over/under record of 20-26-2. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 22-22-6 including 12-9-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 139 goals and surrendered 150 for a goal differential of -11. The Lightning have a record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 20-29 while their over/under record sits at 25-21-5.

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Erik Karlsson has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Senators. He has 7 goals this season with 108 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Mark Stone has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 16 goals on 84 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Mike Condon has 14 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 747 shots against him and has given up 62 goals. He has made 685 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Nikita Kucherov has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 19 goals this season with 134 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Victor Hedman has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 7 goals on 92 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 11 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 791 shots against him and has given up 71 goals. He has made 720 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have 58 total points this season. They have scored 127 goals while giving up 123 goals. They have had 150 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Senators have allowed 155 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.35% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Lightning have a total of 50 points on the season. They have 41 power play goals on 180 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 167 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 136 goals scored while they've given up 146 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.98%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 47.8% as they've attempted 2,575 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,815 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.2% as they have 1,880 attempts while they've given up 2,023 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season. They have 1,500 face off wins compared to 1,449 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.9%. On defense Ottawa has 1,232 hits and they've blocked 792 shots from the opposition.

Tampa Bay has attempted 2,787 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,667 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.7% as they have 2,104 shots while they've given up 2,045 attempts on defense. The Lightning have an offensive zone percentage of 51.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.7% as they've compiled 1,469 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,547 face off losses. On defense Tampa Bay has blocked 622 shot attempts and they have 1,109 hits as a unit.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 22-22 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 20-26-2 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 20-29 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 25-21-5 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/22/16 GO Andrew Hammond Ankle out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out for season
01/31/17 GO Craig Anderson Personal out another 2-3 weeks
01/31/17 D Mark Borowiecki Flu "?" Thursday vs Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/29/16 C Brayden Point Hand expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/16/16 C Steven Stamkos Knee out 4 months
01/31/17 LW Michael Bournival Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Ottawa
01/15/17 RW Ryan Callahan Hip expected to miss 4 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -125

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