Thursday, January 12, 2017

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, January 12, 2017.

Pittsburgh comes into this matchup having played 39 games. They have an overall record of 26-8-5 and on the road they have a record of 8-6-3. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 139 goals and given up 109 goals for a point differential of +30. The Penguins have an overall record of 7-1-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-13 and an over/under record of 25-10-4. Ottawa shows up with a record of 21-14-4 including 12-6-4 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 99 goals and surrendered 102 for a goal differential of -3. The Senators have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 18-18 while their over/under record sits at 16-21-2.

Evgeni Malkin has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 16 goals this season with 123 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Sidney Crosby has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 26 goals on 116 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 13 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 763 shots against him and has given up 69 goals. He has made 694 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Senators. He has 7 goals this season with 91 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Mark Stone has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 12 goals on 59 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Mike Condon has 9 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 506 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 465 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Penguins have 57 total points this season. They have scored 139 goals while giving up 109 goals. They have had 137 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Penguins have allowed 134 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 35 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.21% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Senators have a total of 46 points on the season. They have 20 power play goals on 123 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 130 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Penguins have a total of 99 goals scored while they've given up 102 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.89%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Pittsburgh has a Corsi percentage of 50.9% as they've attempted 2,373 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,289 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.9% as they have 1,802 attempts while they've given up 1,670 shots on the defensive end. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 53.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the season. They have 1,197 face off wins compared to 1,291 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.1%. On defense Pittsburgh has 973 hits and they've blocked 619 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 2,095 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,335 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.9% as they have 1,532 shots while they've given up 1,668 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 52% and their defensive zone percentage is 48% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50% as they've compiled 1,194 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,196 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 667 shot attempts and they have 1,026 hits as a unit.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 24-13 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 25-10-4 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 18-18 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 16-21-2 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

12/28/16 D Brian Dumoulin Jaw expected to miss 6-8 weeks
10/29/16 RW Daniel Sprong Shoulder out indefinitely
10/21/16 D Derrick Pouliot Lower Body out indefinitely
01/11/17 D Chad Ruhwedel Illness "?" Wednesday vs. Washington
01/10/17 D Kris Letang Illness "?" Wednesday vs. Washington
01/10/17 GO Matt Murray Lower Body is upgraded to "?" Wednesday vs. Washington
01/10/17 RW Phil Kessel Illness "?" Wednesday vs. Washington
01/10/17 D Trevor Daley Illness "?" Wednesday vs. Washington

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/22/16 GO Andrew Hammond Groin out indefinitely
12/13/16 GO Craig Anderson Personal out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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