Saturday, March 18, 2017

SAP Center

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The Anaheim Ducks head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, March 18, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +175 and the Sharks at -210. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Anaheim comes into this game having played 70 games. They have an overall record of 37-23-10 and away from home they have a record of 14-15-7. The currently are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 183 goals and surrendered 175 goals for a point differential of +8. The Ducks have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-33 and an over/under record of 23-31-16. San Jose shows up with a record of 42-21-7 including 23-9-4 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 195 goals and surrendered 163 for a goal differential of +32. The Sharks have a record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 40-28 while their over/under record sits at 17-32-21.

Ryan Kesler has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 20 goals this season with 163 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Ryan Getzlaf has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 14 goals on 120 shots. He has 44 assists giving him a total of 58 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%.

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Joe Pavelski has accumulated 63 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 28 goals this season with 212 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Brent Burns has averaged 24.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 27 goals on 278 shots. He has 43 assists giving him a total of 70 points on the season. Martin Jones has 32 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 1,469 shots against him and has given up 123 goals. He has made 1,346 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Ducks have 84 total points this season. They have scored 183 goals while giving up 175 goals. They have had 215 power play opportunities and have scored 40 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Ducks have allowed 242 power play opportunities and given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.86% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have a total of 91 points on the season. They have 36 power play goals on 217 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 179 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 195 goals scored while they've given up 163 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.23%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 49.7% as they've attempted 3,886 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,939 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.6% as they have 2,926 attempts while they've given up 2,977 shots on the defensive end. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season. They have 2,304 face off wins compared to 1,906 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 54.7%. On defense has 1,856 hits and they've blocked 962 shots from the opposition.

San Jose has attempted 4,031 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,931 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.9% as they have 3,018 shots while they've given up 2,794 attempts on defense. The Sharks have an offensive zone percentage of 53% and their defensive zone percentage is 47% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 1,960 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,121 face off losses. On defense has blocked 1,137 shot attempts and they have 1,345 hits as a unit.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 34-33 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 23-31-16 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 40-28 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 17-32-21 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
03/17/17 GO John Gibson Lower Body is downgraded to doubtful Friday vs. Buffalo

San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/17/17 C Melker Karlsson Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Anaheim
03/13/17 D David Schlemko Lower Body out indefinitely
01/23/17 C Micheal Haley Lower Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim +175

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