Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Xcel Energy Center

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +143 and the Wild at -158. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 57 games. They have an overall record of 29-18-10 and on the road they have a record of 12-12-7. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 151 goals and given up 147 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 27-28 and an over/under record of 18-26-13. Minnesota shows up with a record of 37-12-6 including 19-6-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 187 goals and surrendered 129 for a goal differential of +58. The Wild have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 34-18 while their over/under record sits at 28-19-8.

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Ryan Getzlaf has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 9 goals this season with 94 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Ryan Kesler has averaged 22 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 19 goals on 133 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. John Gibson has 21 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 1,196 shots against him and has given up 98 goals. He has made 1,098 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Eric Staal has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Wild. He has 16 goals this season with 136 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Ryan Suter has averaged 27 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 7 goals on 107 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 31 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 1,285 shots against him and has given up 86 goals. He has made 1,199 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Ducks have 68 total points this season. They have scored 151 goals while giving up 147 goals. They have had 180 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Ducks have allowed 197 power play opportunities and given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.12% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Wild have a total of 80 points on the season. They have 33 power play goals on 150 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 148 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 187 goals scored while they've given up 129 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.35%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 49.7% as they've attempted 3,101 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,139 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.6% as they have 2,339 attempts while they've given up 2,376 shots on the defensive end. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. They have 1,877 face off wins compared to 1,557 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 54.7%. On defense Anaheim has 1,502 hits and they've blocked 763 shots from the opposition.

Minnesota has attempted 3,000 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,217 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.5% as they have 2,260 shots while they've given up 2,395 attempts on defense. The Wild have an offensive zone percentage of 50.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.7% as they've compiled 1,713 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,601 face off losses. On defense Minnesota has blocked 822 shot attempts and they have 863 hits as a unit.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 27-28 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 18-26-13 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 34-18 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 28-19-8 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
02/09/17 D Sami Vatanen Knee out indefinitely

Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/10/16 D Victor Bartley Tricep out indefinitely
02/12/17 D Matt Dumba Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Anaheim
01/18/17 D Jonas Brodin Finger out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota -158

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