Friday, March 11, 2016

Scottrade Center

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Friday, March 11, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +105 and the Blues at -116. The over/under has been set at 5.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 66 games. They have an overall record of 37-20-9 and on the road they have a record of 16-12-4. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 165 goals and given up 154 goals for a point differential of +11. The Ducks have 9 overtime losses including 4 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 8-1-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-29 and an over/under record of 25-27-14. St. Louis shows up with a record of 39-20-9 including 20-11-4 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 173 goals and surrendered 166 for a goal differential of +7. The Blues have 9 losses in OT and 4 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 37-29 while their over/under record sits at 24-34-10.

Corey Perry has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 28 goals this season with 180 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 21 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 8% by scoring 10 goals on 129 shots. He has 42 assists giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 18 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 913 shots against him and has given up 71 goals. He has made 842 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 56 total points this season for the Blues. He has 30 goals this season with 242 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. David Backes has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 17 goals on 141 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Jake Allen has 22 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 1,103 shots against him and has given up 85 goals. He has made 1,018 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Ducks have 83 total points this season. They have scored 162 goals while giving up 150 goals. They have had 201 power play opportunities and have scored 46 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Ducks have allowed 238 power play opportunities and given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.01% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Blues have a total of 87 points on the season. They have 43 power play goals on 192 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 235 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 168 goals scored while they've given up 162 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.26%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 52.3% as they've attempted 3,872 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,527 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.9% as they have 2,899 attempts while they've given up 2,580 shots on the defensive end. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season. They have 2,007 face off wins compared to 1,887 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.5%. On defense Anaheim has 1,797 hits and they've blocked 947 shots from the opposition.

St. Louis has attempted 3,688 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,744 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.9% as they have 2,783 shots while they've given up 2,790 attempts on defense. The Blues 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 50.8% as they've compiled 2,124 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,054 face off losses. On defense St. Louis has blocked 954 shot attempts and they have 1,613 hits as a unit.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 36-29 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 25-27-14 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 37-29 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 24-34-10 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/29/15 LW Kenton Helgesen Foot out indefinitely
03/09/16 D Sami Vatanen Upper Body missed last game, "?" Friday vs St Louis
02/12/16 RW Chris Stewart Jaw out indefinitely
01/26/16 C Shawn Horcoff Suspension expected to miss 20 games; eligible to return March 11 vs St Louis

St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/06/15 C Steve Ott Hamstring out indefinitely
03/09/16 LW Alexander Steen Upper Body expected to miss another 2 weeks
02/23/16 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis

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