Saturday, April 1, 2017

Rexall Place

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, April 1, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +113 and the Oilers at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.

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. Edmonton shows up with a record of 43-25-9 including 23-12-4 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 228 goals and surrendered 198 for a goal differential of +30. The Oilers have a record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 39-34 while their over/under record sits at 29-42-6.

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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 Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 39-34 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 29-42-6 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 Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/21/16 D Andrew Ference Hip out for season
03/25/17 RW Tyler Pitlick Knee out indefinitely
02/18/17 LW Benoit Pouliot Undisclosed out indefinitely

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

Connor McDavid has accumulated 91 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 28 goals this season with 230 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 63 assists on the season and averages 21.2 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 18.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 27 goals on 161 shots. He has 45 assists giving him a total of 72 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 39 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 2,027 shots against him and has given up 160 goals. He has made 1,867 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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 Oilers have a total of 95 points on the season. They have 50 power play goals on 226 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 210 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 228 goals scored while they've given up 198 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.61%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

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

Edmonton has attempted 4,395 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,380 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.9% as they have 3,279 shots while they've given up 3,168 attempts on defense. The Oilers have an offensive zone percentage of 50.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.3% as they've compiled 2,171 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,419 face off losses. On defense Edmonton has blocked 1,212 shot attempts and they have 1,939 hits as a unit.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim +113

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