Thursday, February 18, 2016

Rogers Arena

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, February 18, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at -140 and the Canucks at +127. The over/under has been set at 5.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 56 games. They have an overall record of 29-19-8 and on the road they have a record of 13-11-4. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 136 goals and given up 137 goals for a point differential of -1. The Ducks have 8 overtime losses including 3 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 29-27 and an over/under record of 21-22-13. Vancouver shows up with a record of 22-22-12 including 9-12-5 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 133 goals and surrendered 157 for a goal differential of -24. The Canucks have 12 losses in OT and 3 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 22-34 while their over/under record sits at 19-23-14.

Corey Perry has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 23 goals this season with 155 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 18 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 6% by scoring 6 goals on 104 shots. He has 38 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 14 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 807 shots against him and has given up 67 goals. He has made 740 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 22 goals this season with 190 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 10 goals on 63 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 12 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,146 shots against him and has given up 96 goals. He has made 1,050 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Ducks have 66 total points this season. They have scored 134 goals while giving up 134 goals. They have had 161 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Ducks have allowed 197 power play opportunities and given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.79% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Canucks have a total of 56 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 171 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 180 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 129 goals scored while they've given up 154 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.03%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 52.2% as they've attempted 3,268 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,995 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.8% as they have 2,451 attempts while they've given up 2,192 shots on the defensive end. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 49.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the season. They have 1,713 face off wins compared to 1,622 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.4%. On defense Anaheim has 1,483 hits and they've blocked 803 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 2,883 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,157 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.8% as they have 2,209 shots while they've given up 2,408 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 50.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 45.2% as they've compiled 1,524 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,844 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 749 shot attempts and they have 1,024 hits as a unit.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 29-27 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 21-22-13 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 22-34 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 19-23-14 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/29/15 LW Kenton Helgesen Foot out indefinitely
02/15/16 GO John Gibson Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Vancouver
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
01/17/16 D Clayton Stoner Hip out indefinitely

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

02/10/16 D Alexander Edler Fibula out indefinitely
02/10/16 C Brandon Sutter Jaw out 6-8 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim

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