Sunday, December 4, 2016

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Sunday, December 4, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at -115 and the Flames at +104. The over/under has been set at 5.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 24 games. They have an overall record of 12-8-4 and on the road they have a record of 5-4-3. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 62 goals and given up 56 goals for a point differential of +6. The Ducks have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-12 and an over/under record of 6-9-9. Calgary shows up with a record of 12-13-2 including 5-7-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 63 goals and surrendered 79 for a goal differential of -16. The Flames have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 10-15 while their over/under record sits at 10-14-3.

Corey Perry has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 4 goals this season with 71 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Cam Fowler has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 7 goals on 51 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. John Gibson has 8 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 483 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 442 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Sam Bennett has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Flames. He has 5 goals this season with 41 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 15 minutes played per game. Michael Frolik has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 6 goals on 64 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 9 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 412 shots against him and has given up 29 goals. He has made 383 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Ducks have 28 total points this season. They have scored 62 goals while giving up 56 goals. They have had 77 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Ducks have allowed 84 power play opportunities and given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.81% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Flames have a total of 26 points on the season. They have 9 power play goals on 84 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 11%. They have allowed 100 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 63 goals scored while they've given up 79 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.20%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 49.9% as they've attempted 1,303 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,307 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.3% as they have 984 attempts while they've given up 972 shots on the defensive end. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the season. They have 849 face off wins compared to 641 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 57%. On defense Anaheim has 637 hits and they've blocked 335 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 1,441 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,513 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.1% as they have 1,061 shots while they've given up 1,143 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 48.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.2% as they've compiled 825 face off wins this season and they have suffered 817 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 370 shot attempts and they have 554 hits as a unit.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 12-12 straight up

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

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 10-15 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 10-14-3 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/03/16 LW Joseph Cramarossa Lower Body is upgraded to "?" Saturday vs. Edmonton
11/26/16 D Clayton Stoner Lower Body expected to miss Saturday vs. Edmonton
11/17/16 LW Nicolas Kerdiles Concussion out indefinitely
10/14/16 D Simon Despres Concussion out indefinitely
10/12/16 C Nate Thompson Achilles out indefinitely

Calgary Flames Injuries

11/16/16 LW Johnny Gaudreau Finger out 6 weeks
11/06/16 C Lance Bouma Shoulder out indefinitely
10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim -115

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