Friday, March 10, 2017
Scottrade Center
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The Anaheim Ducks head to Scottrade Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Friday, March 10, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at -110 and the Blues at +100. The over/under has been set at 5.5.
Anaheim comes into this game having played 66 games. They have an overall record of 34-22-10 and away from home they have a record of 13-14-7. The currently are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 172 goals and surrendered 168 goals for a point differential of +4. The Ducks have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 31-32 and an over/under record of 21-29-16. St. Louis shows up with a record of 33-27-5 including 18-11-4 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 178 goals and surrendered 183 for a goal differential of -5. The Blues have a record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 32-32 while their over/under record sits at 28-28-9.
Ryan Kesler has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 19 goals this season with 155 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 28 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 11% by scoring 12 goals on 114 shots. He has 40 assists giving him a total of 52 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%.
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Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 57 total points this season for the Blues. He has 29 goals this season with 207 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Alex Steen has averaged 19.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 12 goals on 85 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Jake Allen has 24 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 1,234 shots against him and has given up 113 goals. He has made 1,121 saves for a save percentage of 91%.
The Ducks have 78 total points this season. They have scored 172 goals while giving up 168 goals. They have had 200 power play opportunities and have scored 38 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Ducks have allowed 230 power play opportunities and given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.78% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.
The Blues have a total of 71 points on the season. They have 42 power play goals on 190 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 213 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 178 goals scored while they've given up 183 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.93%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.
Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 50% as they've attempted 3,676 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,670 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50% as they have 2,782 attempts while they've given up 2,779 shots on the defensive end. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. They have 2,167 face off wins compared to 1,791 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 54.7%. On defense has 1,739 hits and they've blocked 891 shots from the opposition.
St. Louis has attempted 3,333 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,402 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.8% as they have 2,497 shots while they've given up 2,521 attempts on defense. The Blues have an offensive zone percentage of 49.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.4% as they've compiled 1,927 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,896 face off losses. On defense has blocked 881 shot attempts and they have 1,353 hits as a unit.
Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends
The Anaheim Ducks are 31-32 straight up
The Anaheim Ducks are 21-29-16 against the over/under
St. Louis Blues Betting Trends
The St. Louis Blues are 32-32 straight up
The St. Louis Blues are 28-28-9 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
03/07/17 GO John Gibson Lower Body out indefinitely
02/15/17 C Antoine Vermette Suspension expected to miss 10 games; eligible to return March 12 vs Washington
St. Louis Blues Injuries
02/05/17 C Robby Fabbri Knee out for season
Josh's Pick: Take Anaheim -110
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