Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 2/3/2018

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The Ottawa Senators head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, February 3, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +180 and the Flyers at -201.

Ottawa has a record of 16-24-9 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-13-4-2. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 127 goals and surrendered 169 goals for a point differential of -42. For the year they have an ATS mark of 16-33-0 and an over/under record of 24-25-0. Philadelphia has a record of 24-19-8 including 13-9-4-1 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 147 goals and have given up 150 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 24-27-0 while their over/under mark is 27-22-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 16-33-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 24-25-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 24-27-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 27-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/17/17 D Chris Wideman Hamstring IR (11/16)
02/01/18 RW Bobby Ryan Hand left last game, is "?" Saturday vs Philadelphia
01/30/18 C Gabriel Dumont Ankle IR (01/28)
01/29/18 RW Mark Stone Knee IR (01/21)

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/15/17 GO Anthony Stolarz Knee IR (10/03)
02/01/18 D Samuel Morin Shoulder is "?" Saturday vs Ottawa
01/30/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body IR (01/24)

Player Spotlight

Erik Karlsson has scored 34 total points this year for the Senators. He has 5 goals this season with 119 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 29 assists on the year and averages 26.4 minutes played per contest. Mike Hoffman averages 18.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by tallying 12 goals on 162 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 12 wins and 17 losses this season in goal for the Senators. He has 1,100 shots against him and he's surrendered 107 goals. He's made 993 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Jakub Voracek has 60 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 10 goals this year with 152 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 50 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Claude Giroux averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 15 goals on 109 attempts. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the year. Michal Neuvirth has 5 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 388 shots against him and he's given up 35 goals. He's made 353 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 41 total points this year, which is 29th in the NHL. They've scored 127 goals while giving up 169 scores, which has them ranked 29th and 4th respectively. They have had 157 power play chances and scored 25 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 28th in the league. The Senators have given up 144 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.61% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 26th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 20th in the league with a total of 56 points this season. They have 37 power play goals on 173 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 8th in the NHL. They've given up 157 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking 29th overall. As a team, the Flyers are 17th with a total of 147 goals scored while they've given up 150 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.11%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.7%, as they've attempted 2,771 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,033 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.9% as they have 2,048 attempts while they have given up 2,232 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 50.7% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 1,547 face-off wins compared to 1,440 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 1,166 hits and they have blocked 801 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 1,628 face-off wins compared to 1,448 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.9%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 1,065 hits and they have blocked 744 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Philadelphia is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 2,925 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,868 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.9% ranks 14th as they have 2,201 attempts while they have given up 2,124 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa +180

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