NHL Hockey Game Matchups

IN ACTION TODAY			NHL Hockey Game Matchup Report for Thursday 4/24/2008
Thursday, 4/24/2008 (7:00 PM) View the FoxSheet for this Matchup						Offensive Statistics				Defensive Statistics
Teams	Line	OU	W-L	Ov/Un/P	GF/GA	SOG	SHT %	PP	PP %	SOG	SHT %	PP	PP %
3: PHILADELPHIA 4: MONTREAL	+165 -190	5.5	46-43 51-38	41-45-3 41-41-7	3.0 / 2.8 3.2 / 2.7	29.2 29.2	10.4% 10.8%	4.7 4.5	21.5% 24.1%	31.8 31.3	9.6% 10.1%	4.7 4.2	17.5% 18.1%

News Coverage: PHILADELPHIA \| MONTREAL						Offensive Statistics				Defensive Statistics
Teams	Line	GF/GA	SU	Units	O/U	SOG	SHT %	PP	PP %	SOG	SHT %	PP	PP %
3: PHILADELPHIA 4: MONTREAL	5.5 -190	3.0 / 2.8 3.2 / 2.7	46-43 51-38	-2.9 +3.9	41-45-3 41-41-7	2602 2603	10.4% 10.8%	419 399	21.5% 24.1%	2827 2789	0.0% 8.5%	416 370	17.5% 18.1%

Power Rating Line
The power rating system is based on recent game results. The section should be used to compare the relative strength of the two teams involved. A power line is calculated using both teams ratings and home field advantage. Where the power line differs significantly from the current line, the team with the edge is indicated.

		Power Rating Line
Teams	Goalies	Rating	Estimated Line	Edge
PHILADELPHIA	BIRON	3.7	0, +101
MONTREAL	PRICE	3.8	0, -101

Team Trends and Angles
All team trends listed below apply to the current game.

PHILADELPHIA - Recent ATS Trends
	ATS Win/Loss Record						Over/Under
	Current Year		Last 3 Years		Since 1996		Current	Last 3	Since 1996
Description	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	O-U	O-U
in all games	46-43	-2.8	115-144	-42.2	494-466	-69.6	41-45	123-120	432-462
in a road game where where the total is 5.5	12-10	+3.4	12-17	-3.6	85-76	-1.9	12-10	13-16	84-88
in April games	6-4	+2.6	14-15	-1.6	60-66	-14.6	4-5	10-16	43-70
second half of the season	27-25	-1.7	62-84	-27	281-287	-61.4	25-26	69-68	255-266
in the second round of the playoffs	0-0	0	0-0	0	14-9	+3.5	0-0	0-0	12-10
revenging a home loss versus opponent	7-12	-5.2	22-38	-10.6	22-38	-10.6	11-8	34-22	34-22
revenging a loss versus opponent	19-26	-10	47-82	-33.8	47-82	-33.8	20-23	68-50	68-50
when playing against a team with a winning record	20-24	-3.8	50-73	-15.7	220-238	-37.4	23-20	66-48	204-211
when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season	11-14	-3.1	26-45	-15.7	128-162	-48.3	13-11	37-28	128-132

MONTREAL - Recent ATS Trends
	ATS Win/Loss Record						Over/Under
	Current Year		Last 3 Years		Since 1996		Current	Last 3	Since 1996
Description	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	O-U	O-U
in all games	51-38	+3.9	137-122	-4.1	455-469	-36.8	41-41	115-121	404-452
in a home game where where the total is 5.5	8-11	-9	13-17	-11.8	68-71	-18	10-9	17-13	61-83
in April games	7-3	+2.8	15-12	+2.8	47-48	+1.7	2-5	9-14	35-50
second half of the season	32-18	+7.5	78-67	+2.3	266-252	+5.5	23-21	67-65	227-251
when playing with 2 days rest	11-11	-4	34-30	-3	92-114	-35.1	8-13	30-30	100-100
after a division game	23-15	+5.2	60-41	+12.3	150-146	-8.9	13-19	37-52	121-153
in the second round of the playoffs	0-0	0	0-0	0	2-12	-11.5	0-0	0-0	7-6
after shutting out their opponent in their previous game	3-4	-3.8	9-10	-5	32-29	+0.6	4-3	7-11	22-34
after a win by 2 goals or more	18-14	+1.5	41-36	+3.3	126-124	+0.8	17-13	36-33	114-116
after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game	19-21	-7.2	50-56	-12.4	139-147	-15.2	20-16	45-47	131-132
when playing against a team with a winning record	19-14	+4.6	56-58	+3.3	204-246	-17.2	20-13	56-53	208-206
when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season	11-6	+4	29-34	-2	113-136	-10.4	10-7	33-27	113-115

Team Statistics
Peformance statistics for each team in various situations are listed below. Categories where a team has performed poorly are denoted in red. Categories where a team has performed well are denoted in green.

PHILADELPHIA - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread			Team		Opponent
	W-L-T	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	Score	Shots	Score	Shots
All Games	46-43-0	-2.8	46-43	-2.8	41-45	3.0	29.2	2.8	31.8
Team Stats (Road Games)	23-22-0	+5.2	23-22	+5.2	20-22	2.9	28.8	2.8	33.7
Last 5 Games	3-2-0	+1	3-2	+1	3-2	3.4	36.0	3.0	33.4
Playoff Games	4-3-0	+1.3	4-3	+1.3	4-3	3.3	34.7	2.9	31.1

PHILADELPHIA Team Statistics
		Scoring						Shots On Goal		Power Plays
	Games	Goals	1rst	2nd	3rd	OT	EN	Shots	Pct	Num	Conv	Pct	Ast
Team Stats (All Games)	89	271	75	101	88	8	11	2602	10.4%	419	90	21.5%	441
Team Stats (Road Games)	45	132	36	53	40	4	5	1294	10.2%	204	43	21.1%	212
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)	5	17	7	4	4	2	1	180	9.4%	28	7	25.0%	29
Team Stats (Playoffs)	7	23	10	7	4	2	1	243	9.5%	36	8	22.2%	38
Stats Against (All Games)		253	82	94	69	11	11	2827	8.9%	416	73	17.5%	427
Stats Against (Road Games)		127	47	43	35	5	6	1515	8.4%	217	38	17.5%	216
Stats Against (Last 5 Games)		15	5	6	4	0	0	167	9.0%	26	7	26.9%	28
Stats Against (Playoffs)		20	6	7	7	0	0	218	9.2%	35	8	22.9%	36

PHILADELPHIA - Goalie Statistics
	Goalie Statistics						Team's record in starts
Goalie	Games	Starts	Shots	Saves	PCT	SHO	ATS	Units	SU	Units	O-U
MARTIN BIRON (All Games)	69	65	2082	1909	91.7%	7	34-31	-1	34-31-0	-2	28-35
MARTIN BIRON (Road Games)	32	30	1014	929	91.6%	2	14-16	+0.8	14-16-0	-1	13-15
MARTIN BIRON (Last 4 Games)	4	4	148	136	91.9%	0	2-2	0	2-2-0	0	2-2
MARTIN BIRON (Playoff Games)	7	7	218	198	90.8%	0	4-3	+1.3	4-3-0	+1	4-3
MARTIN HOULE (All Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
MARTIN HOULE (Road Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
MARTIN HOULE (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
ANTERO NIITTYMAKI (All Games)	28	24	739	670	90.7%	1	12-12	-1.8	12-12-0	-3	13-10
ANTERO NIITTYMAKI (Road Games)	16	15	497	461	92.8%	1	9-6	+4.4	9-6-0	+4	7-7
ANTERO NIITTYMAKI (Last 4 Games)	4	3	80	71	88.7%	0	2-1	+1	2-1-0	+1	2-1
ANTERO NIITTYMAKI (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0

MONTREAL - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread			Team		Opponent
	W-L-T	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	Score	Shots	Score	Shots
All Games	51-38-0	+3.9	51-38	+3.9	41-41	3.2	29.2	2.7	31.3
Team Stats (Home Games)	25-20-0	-7.2	25-20	-7.2	17-22	3.2	30.1	2.6	30.4
Last 5 Games	2-3-0	-2.6	2-3	-2.6	2-2	2.4	31.6	2.4	28.6
Playoff Games	4-3-0	-0.6	4-3	-0.6	2-2	2.7	31.6	2.1	28.6

MONTREAL Team Statistics
		Scoring						Shots On Goal		Power Plays
	Games	Goals	1rst	2nd	3rd	OT	EN	Shots	Pct	Num	Conv	Pct	Ast
Team Stats (All Games)	89	281	84	100	89	11	11	2603	10.8%	399	96	24.1%	471
Team Stats (Home Games)	45	142	44	50	46	4	4	1355	10.5%	201	50	24.9%	232
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)	5	12	3	5	4	0	0	158	7.6%	19	2	10.5%	21
Team Stats (Playoffs)	7	19	6	7	5	1	0	221	8.6%	32	3	9.4%	33
Stats Against (All Games)		237	57	85	85	11	12	2789	8.5%	370	67	18.1%	395
Stats Against (Home Games)		115	27	44	38	6	9	1367	8.4%	181	35	19.3%	181
Stats Against (Last 5 Games)		12	1	2	8	1	0	143	8.4%	21	2	9.5%	23
Stats Against (Playoffs)		15	2	2	10	1	0	200	7.5%	30	3	10.0%	28

MONTREAL - Goalie Statistics
	Goalie Statistics						Team's record in starts
Goalie	Games	Starts	Shots	Saves	PCT	SHO	ATS	Units	SU	Units	O-U
YANN DANIS (All Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
YANN DANIS (Home Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
YANN DANIS (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
JAROSLAV HALAK (All Games)	6	4	152	142	93.4%	1	2-2	-1.3	2-2-0	-1	2-1
JAROSLAV HALAK (Home Games)	3	2	65	61	93.8%	1	1-1	-1.2	1-1-0	-1	1-1
JAROSLAV HALAK (Last 4 Games)	4	4	132	123	93.2%	1	2-2	-1.3	2-2-0	-1	2-1
JAROSLAV HALAK (Playoff Games)	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0	0-0	0	0-0-0	0	0-0
CAREY PRICE (All Games)	48	47	1481	1363	92.0%	4	28-19	+4.3	28-19-0	+4	19-23
CAREY PRICE (Home Games)	24	23	698	642	92.0%	3	13-10	-3.8	13-10-0	-4	5-13
CAREY PRICE (Last 4 Games)	4	4	112	102	91.1%	1	2-2	-1.4	2-2-0	-1	2-1
CAREY PRICE (Playoff Games)	7	7	200	185	92.5%	1	4-3	-0.6	4-3-0	0	2-2

Average power rating of opponents played: PHILADELPHIA 3.04, MONTREAL 2.92

Current Season Results And Upcoming Games
Here are the most recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved. Lines, total, game scores, results versus the spread, straight up and against the total are all displayed.

PHILADELPHIA - Schedule
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
3/28/2008	at NEW JERSEY	4-5	L	0, +110	L	5 ov	O
3/29/2008	at NY ISLANDERS	4-3	W	0, -165	W	5.5 un	O
4/2/2008	at PITTSBURGH	2-4	L	0, +125	L	6 un	P
4/4/2008	NEW JERSEY	3-0	W	0, -170	W	5 ov	U
4/6/2008	PITTSBURGH	2-0	W	0, +130	W	6 un	U
4/11/2008	at WASHINGTON	4-5	L	0, +140	L	5.5 ev	O
4/13/2008	at WASHINGTON	2-0	W	0, +130	W	5.5 ov	U
4/15/2008	WASHINGTON	6-3	W	0, -135	W	5.5 un	O
4/17/2008	WASHINGTON	4-3	W	0, -150	W	5.5 un	O
4/19/2008	at WASHINGTON	2-3	L	0, +105	L	5.5 ev	U
4/21/2008	WASHINGTON	2-4	L	0, -145	L	5.5 un	O
4/22/2008	at WASHINGTON	3-2	W	0, +145	W	5.5 un	U
4/24/2008	at MONTREAL

MONTREAL - Schedule
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
3/28/2008	at BUFFALO	4-3	W	0, -110	W	6.5 un	O
3/29/2008	at TORONTO	2-4	L	0, -115	L	6 ev	P
4/1/2008	at OTTAWA	3-0	W	0, +135	W	6.5 un	U
4/3/2008	BUFFALO	3-1	W	0, -160	W	6 ov	U
4/5/2008	TORONTO	3-1	W	0, -270	W	6 ov	U
4/10/2008	BOSTON	4-1	W	0, -250	W	5 ov	P
4/12/2008	BOSTON	3-2	W	0, -250	W	5 ov	P
4/13/2008	at BOSTON	1-2	L	0, -120	L	5 ov	U
4/15/2008	at BOSTON	1-0	W	0, -140	W	5 un	U
4/17/2008	BOSTON	1-5	L	0, -240	L	5 un	O
4/19/2008	at BOSTON	4-5	L	0, +165	L	5 un	O
4/21/2008	BOSTON	5-0	W	0, -205	W	5 ov	P
4/24/2008	PHILADELPHIA

Head-to-Head Series History
Listed below is a summary of the games results in recent Head-to-Head matchups.

All games in this series since 1996

MONTREAL is 25-16 (+12.8 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA since 1996

MONTREAL is 22-17-5 straight up against PHILADELPHIA since 1996

19 of 35 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+2.0 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

MONTREAL is 10-2 (+8.6 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons

MONTREAL is 10-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons

5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

All games played at MONTREAL since 1996

MONTREAL is 11-10 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA since 1996

MONTREAL is 10-10-2 straight up against PHILADELPHIA since 1996

9 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-1.1 Units)

Games played at MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons.

MONTREAL is 5-1 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons

MONTREAL is 5-1-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons

3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

						Team Statistics			Goalie Statistics
Date	Teams	Score	Line	Total	Result	Shots	AST	Pwr Play	Starter	Shots	Saves
2/17/2008	MONTREAL	5	0, +120		SU ATS	33	9	7-1	PRICE	37	34
	PHILADELPHIA	3	0, -140	6 ev	Over	37	5	6-0	NIITTYMAKI	32	28
2/16/2008	PHILADELPHIA	0	0, +130		Under	34	0	5-0	NIITTYMAKI	20	19
	MONTREAL	1	0, -150	6 ev	SU ATS	20	2	7-1	PRICE	34	34
12/13/2007	MONTREAL	4	0, +135		SU ATS	23	7	6-2	PRICE	31	30
	PHILADELPHIA	1	0, -155	6 un	Under	31	2	6-1	NIITTYMAKI	23	19
11/1/2007	PHILADELPHIA	2	0, +120		Over	19	4	6-2	BIRON	41	36
	MONTREAL	5	0, -140	5.5 ov	SU ATS	41	6	5-2	HUET	19	17
1/11/2007	MONTREAL	4	0, -180		SU ATS	26	8	7-1	AEBISCHER	36	34
	PHILADELPHIA	2	0, +160	6 un		36	4	7-1	NIITTYMAKI	26	22
12/21/2006	PHILADELPHIA	2	0, +245			28	3	5-2	NIITTYMAKI	37	33
	MONTREAL	4	0, -290	6 un	SU ATS	37	7	8-2	AEBISCHER	28	26

Team Line Action - Where the money is going!

Oddsmakers move a line in part because of one-sided public betting action on a side or total. They also move the line in reaction to wise guys selections. Either way, this section attempts to uncover whether the wise guys and public have a read on a given team. It summarizes both line and total movements. As a general rule, follow the line or total movement when percentages exceed 57% and go against it when they are below 43%.

Key Player Injuries

PHILADELPHIA

[D] Mike Rathje out indefinitely. - Groin - 10/06/07

[RW] Mike Knuble out indefinitely. - Hamstring - 04/19/08

[LW] Simon Gagne is expected to miss the remainder of the season. - Concussion - 02/11/08

MONTREAL

No significant injuries.

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