Monday, February 8, 2016

Consol Energy Center

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Consol Energy Center to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, February 8, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at -105 and the Penguins at -105. The over/under has been set at 5.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 50 games. They have an overall record of 25-18-7 and on the road they have a record of 9-10-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 113 goals and given up 117 goals for a point differential of -4. The Ducks have 7 overtime losses including 2 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 8-2-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-25 and an over/under record of 17-22-11. Pittsburgh shows up with a record of 26-18-7 including 15-7-4 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 133 goals and surrendered 133 for a goal differential of 0. The Penguins have 7 losses in OT and 3 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 26-25 while their over/under record sits at 19-22-10.

Corey Perry has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 21 goals this season with 139 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Ryan Getzlaf has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 4 goals on 93 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 10 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 670 shots against him and has given up 55 goals. He has made 615 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Sidney Crosby has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 22 goals this season with 158 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 23 goals on 140 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 20 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 1098 shots against him and has given up 89 goals. He has made 1009 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Ducks have 57 total points this season. They have scored 111 goals while giving up 115 goals. They have had 143 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Ducks have allowed 174 power play opportunities and given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.27% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Penguins have a total of 59 points on the season. They have 35 power play goals on 174 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 168 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 132 goals scored while they've given up 130 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.95%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 52.4% as they've attempted 2,738 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,492 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.7% as they have 2,046 attempts while they've given up 1,834 shots on the defensive end. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season. They have 1,442 face off wins compared to 1,362 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.4%. On defense Anaheim has 1,214 hits and they've blocked 658 shots from the opposition.

Pittsburgh has attempted 2,705 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,608 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.9% as they have 2,051 shots while they've given up 1,980 attempts on defense. The Penguins have an offensive zone percentage of 51.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.3% as they've compiled 1,501 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,484 face off losses. On defense Pittsburgh has blocked 628 shot attempts and they have 1,177 hits as a unit.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 25-25 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 17-22-11 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 26-25 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 19-22-10 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/29/15 LW Kenton Helgesen Foot out indefinitely
01/26/16 C Shawn Horcoff Suspension expected to miss 20 games; eligible to return March 11 vs St Louis
01/17/16 D Clayton Stoner Hip out indefinitely

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

12/08/15 RW Pascal Dupuis Blood Clot has retired
02/07/16 C Evgeni Malkin Lower Body "?" Monday vs. Anaheim
02/04/16 RW Eric Fehr Lower Body out a month
02/02/16 RW Beau Bennett Shoulder out indefinitely
01/23/16 D David Warsofsky Concussion out indefinitely
01/14/16 C Nick Bonino Hand out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim

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