Anaheim Ducks at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Parlay 12/19/2017

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Madison Square Garden

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +114 and the Rangers at -126.

Anaheim has a record of 14-11-8 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-4-5. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 88 goals and surrendered 95 goals for a point differential of -7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 14-19-0 and an over/under record of 11-21-0. New York has a record of 18-12-3, including 13-5-3 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 108 goals and have given up 96 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 18-15-0 while their over/under mark is 19-12-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 14-19-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 11-21-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 18-15-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 19-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/14/17 LW Nick Ritchie Upper Body IR (12/11)
12/12/17 RW Corey Perry Leg IR (12/11)
12/01/17 LW Michael Liambas Undisclosed IR (11/30)
10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body IR (10/14)
10/02/17 C Ryan Kesler Hip IR (10/03)

Key New York Rangers Injuries

12/16/17 C Mika Zibanejad Concussion is "?" Tuesday vs Anaheim

Player Spotlight

John Gibson has 10 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 876 shots against him and he's surrendered 69 goals. He's made 807 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Corey Perry has scored 22 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 6 goals this season with 64 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 17.6 minutes played per contest. Rickard Rakell averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 8 goals on 81 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Kevin Shattenkirk has 22 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 5 goals this year with 73 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Henrik Lundqvist has 16 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 852 shots against him and he's given up 70 goals. He's made 782 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Mats Zuccarello averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 8 goals on 70 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have given up 129 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this season. That is 5th in the league. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.21% for the year. They allow 35 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 3rd in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Ducks are 19th overall with 36 total points this year. They are 23rd in the league with 88 goals and 20th in goals allowed with 95. They've had 94 power play chances and scored 17 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Rangers are 7th with a total of 108 goals scored while they are 19th with 96 goals surrendered this season. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.51%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th in the league. The Rangers have a total of 39 points this season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have had 23 power play goals on 108 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 6th overall. They've given up 107 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 8th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.4%, as they've attempted 1,804 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,168 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.3% as they have 1,361 attempts while they have given up 1,646 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 44.7% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 55.3% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,032 face-off wins compared to 1,006 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 782 hits and they have blocked 522 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the year. That ranks them 19th and 13th respectively in the NHL. They have 954 face-off wins as opposed to 981 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That is 24th in the league. On defense New York has 685 hits and they've blocked 504 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 7th in blocked shots. New York is ranked 26th in Corsi percentage with 48% as they've tried 1,847 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,004 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 23rd in the NHL at 48.2%, as they have 1,393 shots while they've given up 1,500 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Anaheim +114 and over 5.5 total goals

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