Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/27/2018

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The Ottawa Senators head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +160 and the Flyers at -190.

Ottawa has a record of 9-11-3 this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 83 goals and surrendered 100 goals for a point differential of -17. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-14-0 and an over/under record of 17-4-0. Philadelphia has a record of 10-11-2 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 69 goals and given up 82 for a goal differential of -13. Their record against the spread is 10-13-0 while their over/under mark is 14-9-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 9-14-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 17-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 10-13-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 14-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/25/18 C Colin White Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs NY Rangers
11/25/18 D Mark Borowiecki Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs NY Rangers
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 Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/05/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed IR (11/05)
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/30/18 LW Michael Raffl Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Thomas Chabot has scored 27 total points this year for the Senators. He has 6 goals this season with 65 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 23.7 minutes played per contest. Chris Tierney averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by tallying 3 goals on 42 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Senators. He has 756 shots against him and he's surrendered 76 goals. He's made 680 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Jakub Voracek has 17 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 5 goals this year with 55 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 18.2 minutes played per contest. Claude Giroux averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 8 goals on 70 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the year. Calvin Pickard has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 227 shots against him and he's given up 31 goals. He's made 196 saves for a save percentage of 86%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 21 total points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They've scored 83 goals while giving up 100 scores, which has them ranked 4th and 1st respectively. They have had 78 power play chances and scored 19 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That is 8th in the league. The Senators have given up 73 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 68%, ranking them 31st when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.99% for the year. They allow 39 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 29th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 24th in the league with a total of 22 points this season. They have 11 power play goals on 70 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the NHL. They've given up 76 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%, ranking 30th overall. As a team, the Flyers are 19th with a total of 69 goals scored while they've given up 82 goals this season, ranking 3rd in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.49%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44%, as they've attempted 1,254 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,599 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 44.2% as they have 942 attempts while they have given up 1,190 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 47.2% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 761 face-off wins compared to 742 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 424 hits and they have blocked 409 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 736 face-off wins compared to 586 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.7%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 541 hits and they have blocked 338 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Philadelphia is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6% as they've attempted 1,373 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,288 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52% ranks 7th as they have 1,030 attempts while they have given up 950 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa +160

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