Saturday, December 17, 2016

Joe Louis Arena

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, December 17, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at -130 and the Red Wings at +118. The over/under has been set at 5.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 31 games. They have an overall record of 16-10-5 and on the road they have a record of 6-6-4. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 87 goals and given up 84 goals for a point differential of +3. The Ducks have an overall record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-15 and an over/under record of 11-10-10. Detroit shows up with a record of 13-14-4 including 6-9-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 72 goals and surrendered 85 for a goal differential of -13. The Red Wings have a record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 9-18 while their over/under record sits at 12-14-5.

Corey Perry has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 7 goals this season with 91 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 19 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 11% by scoring 7 goals on 66 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. John Gibson has 10 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 595 shots against him and has given up 55 goals. He has made 540 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Mike Green has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 7 goals this season with 57 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Gustav Nyquist has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 4 goals on 62 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 8 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 505 shots against him and has given up 48 goals. He has made 457 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Ducks have 37 total points this season. They have scored 87 goals while giving up 84 goals. They have had 101 power play opportunities and have scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Ducks have allowed 107 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.30% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have a total of 30 points on the season. They have 14 power play goals on 105 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 91 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 72 goals scored while they've given up 85 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.27%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 50.1% as they've attempted 1,727 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,722 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.4% as they have 1,300 attempts while they've given up 1,278 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 1,075 face off wins compared to 834 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 56.3%. On defense Anaheim has 779 hits and they've blocked 444 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 1,579 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,726 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.3% as they have 1,188 shots while they've given up 1,323 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 50.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.6% as they've compiled 962 face off wins this season and they have suffered 866 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 403 shot attempts and they have 605 hits as a unit.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 15-15 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 11-10-10 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 9-18 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 12-14-5 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/13/16 D Clayton Stoner Lower Body out indefinitely
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

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/15/16 D Alexey Marchenko Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Anaheim
12/15/16 D Jonathan Ericsson Back "?" Saturday vs. Anaheim
12/02/16 LW Justin Abdelkader Knee expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/28/16 D Brendan Smith Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/28/16 LW Tyler Bertuzzi Ankle expected to miss 3-5 weeks
11/16/16 C Darren Helm Shoulder expected to miss 6-8 weeks
10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit +118

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