Saturday, February 25, 2017

Staples Center

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, February 25, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at -131 and the Kings at +119. The over/under has been set at 5.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 62 games. They have an overall record of 32-20-10 and on the road they have a record of 13-13-7. Currently they are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 161 goals and given up 157 goals for a point differential of +4. The Ducks have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 30-30 and an over/under record of 19-28-15. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 29-27-4 including 15-11-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 146 goals and surrendered 150 for a goal differential of -4. The Kings have a record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 28-31 while their over/under record sits at 17-28-15.

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Ryan Getzlaf has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 11 goals this season with 105 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Ryan Kesler has averaged 21.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 19 goals on 145 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 45 points on the season. John Gibson has 23 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 1,301 shots against him and has given up 101 goals. He has made 1,200 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Jeff Carter has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Kings. He has 29 goals this season with 189 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Anze Kopitar has averaged 20.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 6 goals on 111 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Peter Budaj has 27 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 1,286 shots against him and has given up 107 goals. He has made 1,179 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Ducks have 74 total points this season. They have scored 161 goals while giving up 157 goals. They have had 190 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Ducks have allowed 215 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.92% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Kings have a total of 62 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 170 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 183 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 146 goals scored while they've given up 150 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.87%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 49.6% as they've attempted 3,384 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,432 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.6% as they have 2,555 attempts while they've given up 2,594 shots on the defensive end. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. They have 2,021 face off wins compared to 1,675 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 54.7%. On defense Anaheim has 1,622 hits and they've blocked 838 shots from the opposition.

Los Angeles has attempted 3,615 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,001 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 54.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 54.8% as they have 2,666 shots while they've given up 2,203 attempts on defense. The Kings have an offensive zone percentage of 56.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 43.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.6% as they've compiled 1,798 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,758 face off losses. On defense Los Angeles has blocked 798 shot attempts and they have 1,770 hits as a unit.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 30-30 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 19-28-15 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 28-31 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 17-28-15 against the over/under

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
02/22/17 GO John Gibson Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Los Angeles
02/15/17 C Antoine Vermette Suspension expected to miss 10 games; eligible to return March 12 vs Washington

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/13/16 GO Jonathan Quick Groin out 5 months
02/23/17 D Paul La Due Upper Body out indefinitely
02/07/17 C Jordan Nolan Leg out indefinitely
01/30/17 D Matt Greene Groin out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles +119

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