Saturday, January 21, 2017

Xcel Energy Center

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, January 21, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +122 and the Wild at -135. The over/under has been set at 5.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 48 games. They have an overall record of 26-13-9 and on the road they have a record of 10-8-6. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 127 goals and given up 118 goals for a point differential of +9. The Ducks have an overall record of 8-1-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-22 and an over/under record of 14-21-13. Minnesota shows up with a record of 29-10-5 including 15-5-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 145 goals and surrendered 99 for a goal differential of +46. The Wild have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 28-15 while their over/under record sits at 19-17-8.

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Corey Perry has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 8 goals this season with 132 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Cam Fowler has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 9 goals on 107 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. John Gibson has 19 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 1,021 shots against him and has given up 80 goals. He has made 941 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Ryan Suter has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Wild. He has 6 goals this season with 89 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Eric Staal has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 16 goals on 117 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 24 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 1,030 shots against him and has given up 66 goals. He has made 964 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Ducks have 61 total points this season. They have scored 127 goals while giving up 118 goals. They have had 155 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Ducks have allowed 166 power play opportunities and given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.11% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Wild have a total of 63 points on the season. They have 27 power play goals on 126 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 122 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 145 goals scored while they've given up 99 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.16%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 49.8% as they've attempted 2,634 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,659 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.9% as they have 1,985 attempts while they've given up 1,992 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 1,599 face off wins compared to 1,297 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 55.2%. On defense Anaheim has 1,253 hits and they've blocked 667 shots from the opposition.

Minnesota has attempted 2,399 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,536 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.7% as they have 1,786 shots while they've given up 1,882 attempts on defense. The Wild have an offensive zone percentage of 50.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.9% as they've compiled 1,376 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,274 face off losses. On defense Minnesota has blocked 654 shot attempts and they have 733 hits as a unit.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 24-22 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 14-21-13 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 28-15 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 19-17-8 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/29/16 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal out 4-6 weeks
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

Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/10/16 D Victor Bartley Tricep out indefinitely
01/18/17 D Jonas Brodin Finger out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota -135

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