Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/11/2018

Sunday, November 11, 2018

BB&T Center

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The Ottawa Senators travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Sunday, November 11, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +175 and the Panthers at -235.

Ottawa has a record of 6-7-3 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 55 goals and given up 67 goals for a point differential of -12. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-10-0 and an over/under record of 12-2-0. Florida is 4-5-3 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 38 goals and surrendered 42 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 4-8-0 while their over/under record is 5-6-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 6-10-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 12-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 4-8-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 5-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/30/18 LW Zack Smith Facial IR (10/30)
10/12/18 LW Alex Formenton Concussion IR (10/12)
10/12/18 D Cody Ceci Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/12/18 LW Ryan Dzingel Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 C Jean-Gabriel Pageau Achilles is out indefinitely

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

11/09/18 D Mark Pysyk Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs NY Islanders
10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Chris Tierney has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Senators. He has 2 goals this year with 29 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Thomas Chabot averages 23.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 5 goals on 46 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 6 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has 550 shots against him and he's given up 51 goals. He's made 499 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has scored 10 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 2 goals this season with 30 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 23 minutes played per game. Evgeni Dadonov averages 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 7 goals on 37 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 2 wins and no losses this year in goal for the Panthers. He has 74 shots against him and he's surrendered 3 goals. He's made 71 saves for a save percentage of 96%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 15 total points this season, which ranks them 22nd in the NHL. They are 4th in the league in goals scored with 55 while they've given up 67 goals, ranking them 1st overall. They have had 50 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 6th in the NHL. The Senators have allowed 52 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%, putting them 31st in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.85% for the season. They allow 39 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 21st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers are 30th in the NHL with a total of 11 points this year. They have 11 power play goals on 54 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 15th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 41 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 71%. That is 29th in the NHL. As a team, the Panthers are 30th in the league with 38 goals scored while they've given up 42 goals, which is 24th overall. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.13%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%. That is 29th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 42.9%, as they've attempted 853 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,135 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 43.3% as they have 642 attempts while they have given up 839 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 44.5% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 55.5% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 521 face-off wins compared to 514 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 323 hits and they have blocked 296 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 404 face-off wins compared to 386 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Florida has 235 hits and they have blocked 160 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Florida is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.5% as they've attempted 757 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 631 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.9% ranks 4th as they have 573 attempts while they have given up 471 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Senators/Panthers NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Florida -235

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