Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Betting Tips 2/11/2019

Monday, February 11, 2019

Wells Fargo Center

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The Pittsburgh Penguins head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, February 11, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Penguins at -120 and the Flyers at +100.

Pittsburgh has a record of 28-20-7 this year. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 189 goals and surrendered 172 goals for a point differential of +17. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-26-0 and an over/under record of 25-24-0. Philadelphia has a record of 25-23-7 this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 161 goals and given up 182 for a goal differential of -21. Their record against the spread is 24-30-0 while their over/under mark is 27-27-0.

Valuable Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 28-26-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 25-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 24-30-0 straight up this year

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

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

02/09/19 C Evgeni Malkin Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Philadelphia
02/09/19 D Justin Schultz Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Philadelphia

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
01/12/19 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed IR (01/12)

Player Spotlight

Sidney Crosby has scored 62 total points this year for the Penguins. He has 23 goals this season with 155 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 39 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Phil Kessel averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 21 goals on 139 attempts. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the year. Matt Murray has 15 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Penguins. He has 806 shots against him and he's surrendered 73 goals. He's made 733 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has 58 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 16 goals this year with 159 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 42 assists on the year and averages 21.1 minutes played per contest. Jakub Voracek averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 13 goals on 140 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the year. Carter Hart has 11 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 541 shots against him and he's given up 40 goals. He's made 501 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins have 63 total points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They've scored 189 goals while giving up 172 scores, which has them ranked 6th and 14th respectively. They have had 153 power play chances and scored 36 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That is 7th in the league. The Penguins have given up 150 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 10th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.56% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 10th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 18th in the league with a total of 57 points this season. They have 27 power play goals on 164 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 24th in the NHL. They've given up 168 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 27th overall. As a team, the Flyers are 18th with a total of 161 goals scored while they've given up 182 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.33%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Pittsburgh is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3%, as they've attempted 3,196 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,289 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.8% as they have 2,422 attempts while they have given up 2,446 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 47.9% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 1,670 face-off wins compared to 1,663 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,608 hits and they have blocked 843 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 1,797 face-off wins compared to 1,410 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 56%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 1,175 hits and they have blocked 848 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Philadelphia is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4% as they've attempted 3,210 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,155 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51% ranks 11th as they have 2,400 attempts while they have given up 2,307 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia +100

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