Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Madison Square Garden

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +132 and the Rangers at -146. The over/under has been set at 5.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 31 games. They have an overall record of 12-14-5 and on the road they have a record of 4-9-1. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 58 goals and given up 77 goals for a point differential of -19. New York shows up with a record of 19-12-4 including 13-5-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 101 goals and surrendered 91 for a goal differential of +10.

Corey Perry has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 10 goals this season with 82 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. 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 8% by scoring 5 goals on 66 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 5 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 481 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 440 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Rick Nash has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 10 goals this season with 98 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 14 goals on 59 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 15 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 876 shots against him and has given up 66 goals. He has made 810 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Ducks have 29 total points this season. They have scored 57 goals while giving up 76 goals. They have had 84 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Ducks have allowed 106 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 6.21% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Rangers have a total of 42 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 97 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 115 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 100 goals scored while they've given up 89 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.14%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 11-19 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 9-16-6 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 18-16 straight up

The New York Rangers are 15-16-3 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/14/15 C Nate Thompson Suspension expected to miss 3 games, eligible to return 12/22 vs. NY Rangers
10/29/15 LW Kenton Helgesen Foot out indefinitely
10/22/15 D Simon Despres Concussion out indefinitely

New York Rangers Injuries

12/20/15 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Anaheim
12/20/15 D Daniel Girardi Knee "?" Tuesday vs Anaheim
12/17/15 D Kevin Klein Oblique out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim

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