Colorado Avalanche at Ottawa Senators NHL Picks 1/16/2019

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at -200 and the Senators at +165.

Colorado has a record of 21-17-8 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 157 goals and given up 147 goals for a point differential of +10. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-25-0 and an over/under record of 24-21-0. Ottawa has a record of 17-24-5 this year. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 143 goals and surrendered 178 for a goal differential of -35. Their record against the spread is 17-29-0 while their over/under record is 29-14-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 20-25-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 24-21-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 17-29-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 29-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/31/18 D Thomas Chabot Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
01/14/19 C Matt Duchene Personal is upgraded to probable Wednesday vs Colorado
01/11/19 D Ben Harpur Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/11/19 C Colin White Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/04/19 GO Mike Condon Hip is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Semyon Varlamov has 12 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 824 shots against him and he's given up 76 goals. He's made 748 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mikko Rantanen has accumulated 69 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 21 goals this year with 118 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 21.2 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 26 goals on 209 shots. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 66 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Mark Stone has scored 48 total points this year for the Senators. He has 20 goals this season with 108 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 20.5 minutes played per game. Anders Nilsson has 5 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Senators. He has 490 shots against him and he's surrendered 48 goals. He's made 442 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Ryan Dzingel averages 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 18 goals on 102 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have allowed 160 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 27th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.56% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 21st in the league. The Avalanche have 50 total points this season, ranking 15th in the NHL in offense. They are 6th in the league with 157 goals while they've given up 147 goals, which is 9th overall. They have had 172 power play opportunities and scored 43 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Senators are 12th with 143 goals scored while they are 2nd in the NHL with 178 goals allowed this year. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.69%. They give up 37 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 27th place in the league. The Senators have a total of 39 points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 29 power play goals on 136 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks their power play unit 13th. They've allowed 128 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, which is 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6%, as they've attempted 2,648 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,687 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.3% as they have 1,987 attempts while they have given up 1,964 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 53.8% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 1,325 face-off wins compared to 1,440 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense Colorado has 879 hits and they have blocked 723 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 1,417 face-off wins compared to 1,436 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 937 hits and they have blocked 790 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.9% as they've attempted 2,425 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,099 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 44.2% ranks 31st as they have 1,826 attempts while they have given up 2,309 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa +165

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