Sunday, April 2, 2017

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Sunday, April 2, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +113 and the Flames at -125.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 77 games. They have an overall record of 42-23-12 and on the road they have a record of 16-15-8. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 206 goals and given up 190 goals for a point differential of +16. The Ducks have an overall record of 7-1-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 39-35 and an over/under record of 26-34-17. Calgary shows up with a record of 44-30-4 including 24-16-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 217 goals and surrendered 210 for a goal differential of +7. The Flames have a record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 40-34 while their over/under record sits at 33-35-10.

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Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 39-35 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 26-34-17 against the over/under

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 40-34 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 33-35-10 against the over/under

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/29/16 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal out indefinitely
11/17/16 LW Nicolas Kerdiles Concussion out indefinitely
10/14/16 D Simon Despres Concussion out indefinitely

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Player Spotlight

Ryan Kesler has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 21 goals this season with 178 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Ryan Getzlaf has averaged 21.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 14 goals on 128 shots. He has 52 assists giving him a total of 66 points on the season. John Gibson has 23 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 1,336 shots against him and has given up 105 goals. He has made 1,231 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mikael Backlund has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Flames. He has 21 goals this season with 192 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 17.6 minutes played per game. Johnny Gaudreau has averaged 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 18 goals on 172 shots. He has 42 assists giving him a total of 60 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 18 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 968 shots against him and has given up 87 goals. He has made 881 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 96 total points this season. They have scored 206 goals while giving up 190 goals. They have had 234 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Ducks have allowed 262 power play opportunities and given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.94% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have a total of 92 points on the season. They have 49 power play goals on 245 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 265 power play opportunities and have given up 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 217 goals scored while they've given up 210 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.46%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 49.8% as they've attempted 4,322 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,363 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.7% as they have 3,255 attempts while they've given up 3,300 shots on the defensive end. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. They have 2,527 face off wins compared to 2,097 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 54.6%. On defense Anaheim has 2,018 hits and they've blocked 1,063 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary has attempted 4,281 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,219 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.2% as they have 3,166 shots while they've given up 3,147 attempts on defense. The Flames 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 49.1% as they've compiled 2,333 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,414 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 1,072 shot attempts and they have 1,472 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Ducks/Flames NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim +113

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