Thursday, December 31, 2015

Rexall Place

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, December 31, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at -115 and the Oilers at +104. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 35 games. They have an overall record of 14-15-6 and on the road they have a record of 5-10-2. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 67 goals and given up 87 goals for a point differential of -20. Edmonton shows up with a record of 15-20-3 including 10-6-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 97 goals and surrendered 118 for a goal differential of -21.

Corey Perry has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 13 goals this season with 92 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Sami Vatanen has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 5 goals on 70 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 5 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 492 shots against him and has given up 44 goals. He has made 448 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 15 goals this season with 156 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 8 goals on 69 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 661 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 600 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Ducks have 34 total points this season. They have scored 66 goals while giving up 86 goals. They have had 94 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Ducks have allowed 122 power play opportunities and given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 6.45% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have a total of 33 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 114 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 114 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 95 goals scored while they've given up 118 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.55%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 13-21 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 11-17-7 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 13-23 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 21-15-2 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/28/15 D Cam Fowler Knee out indefinitely
10/29/15 LW Kenton Helgesen Foot out indefinitely
10/22/15 D Simon Despres Concussion out indefinitely

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/27/15 D Brandon Davidson Undisclosed out indefinitely
12/27/15 RW Nail Yakupov Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
12/26/15 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to miss another month
12/26/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Ankle expected to miss 5-7 days
12/21/15 D Andrew Ference Undisclosed out indefinitely
12/15/15 D Oscar Klefbom Finger out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim

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