Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Honda Center

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at -102 and the Ducks at -120. The over/under has been set at 5.

Montreal comes into this matchup having played 22 games. They have an overall record of 16-4-2 and on the road they have a record of 4-3-1. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 67 goals and given up 48 goals for a point differential of +19. The Canadiens have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-6 and an over/under record of 7-9-6. Anaheim shows up with a record of 10-8-4 including 6-4-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 57 goals and surrendered 54 for a goal differential of +3. The Ducks have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 10-12 while their over/under record sits at 6-7-9.

Max Pacioretty has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 5 goals this season with 59 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Brendan Gallagher has averaged 15 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 5 goals on 59 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Carey Price has 13 wins and 1 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 467 shots against him and has given up 25 goals. He has made 442 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

Cam Fowler has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 6 goals this season with 46 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Corey Perry has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 4 goals on 68 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 18 points on the season. John Gibson has 6 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 415 shots against him and has given up 39 goals. He has made 376 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Canadiens have 34 total points this season. They have scored 67 goals while giving up 48 goals. They have had 68 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Canadiens have allowed 83 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 10.65% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Ducks have a total of 24 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 72 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 78 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Canadiens have a total of 57 goals scored while they've given up 54 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.88%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Montreal has a Corsi percentage of 48.1% as they've attempted 1,218 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,314 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.3% as they have 873 attempts while they've given up 936 shots on the defensive end. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 46.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.5% for the season. They have 668 face off wins compared to 694 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49%. On defense Montreal has 528 hits and they've blocked 378 shots from the opposition.

Anaheim has attempted 1,191 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,181 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.5% as they have 900 shots while they've given up 883 attempts on defense. The Ducks have an offensive zone percentage of 49.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 56.9% as they've compiled 775 face off wins this season and they have suffered 586 face off losses. On defense Anaheim has blocked 298 shot attempts and they have 599 hits as a unit.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 16-6 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 7-9-6 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 10-12 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 6-7-9 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/26/16 LW Charles Hudon Sternum out indefinitely
11/23/16 D Nathan Beaulieu Throat out indefinitely
10/21/16 D Zach Redmond Foot expected to miss 6 weeks

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

11/26/16 D Clayton Stoner Lower Body expected to miss 5-7 days
11/26/16 LW Joseph Cramarossa Lower Body expected to miss 5-7 days
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

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim -120

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