Florida at Montreal NHL Game Picks 1/15/2019

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Bell Centre

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The Florida Panthers head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +128 and the Canadiens at -175.

Florida has a record of 17-19-8 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 138 goals and surrendered 160 goals for a point differential of -22. For the year they have an ATS mark of 17-27-0 and an over/under record of 25-15-0. Montreal has a record of 24-17-5 this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 138 goals and given up 139 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 24-22-0 while their over/under mark is 21-24-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 17-27-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 25-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 24-22-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 21-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

12/13/18 C Vincent Trocheck Ankle is out indefinitely
10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out indefinitely

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

01/03/19 RW Andrew Shaw Neck IR (01/03)

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Dadonov has scored 37 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 18 goals this season with 124 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Aleksander Barkov averages 23.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 17 goals on 112 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 8 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Panthers. He has 623 shots against him and he's surrendered 67 goals. He's made 556 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Tomas Tatar has 33 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 14 goals this year with 116 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 16.4 minutes played per contest. Max Domi averages 17.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 14 goals on 104 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Carey Price has 17 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 1,015 shots against him and he's given up 91 goals. He's made 924 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 42 total points this year, which is 24th in the NHL. They've scored 138 goals while giving up 160 scores, which has them ranked 13th and 3rd respectively. They have had 154 power play chances and scored 41 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That is 4th in the league. The Panthers have given up 129 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 16th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.31% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is 30th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens are 13th in the league with a total of 53 points this season. They have 19 power play goals on 152 chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 31st in the NHL. They've given up 152 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 19th overall. As a team, the Canadiens are 14th with a total of 138 goals scored while they've given up 139 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.91%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 17th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4%, as they've attempted 2,592 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,449 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.6% as they have 1,981 attempts while they have given up 1,859 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 1,358 face-off wins compared to 1,428 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Florida has 955 hits and they have blocked 590 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 1,320 face-off wins compared to 1,476 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,241 hits and they have blocked 678 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Montreal is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.3% as they've attempted 2,961 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,592 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.5% ranks 5th as they have 2,115 attempts while they have given up 1,914 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida +128

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