Saturday, February 4, 2017

Amalie Arena

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, February 4, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +270 and the Lightning at -290. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Anaheim comes into this game having played 52 games. They have an overall record of 28-15-9 and away from home they have a record of 11-9-6. The currently are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 138 goals and surrendered 130 goals for a point differential of +8. The Ducks have an overall record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-24 and an over/under record of 16-23-13. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 22-24-6 including 12-10-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 141 goals and surrendered 155 for a goal differential of -14. The Lightning have a record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 20-30 while their over/under record sits at 26-21-5.

Ryan Kesler has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 18 goals this season with 122 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 22 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 9% by scoring 7 goals on 81 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. John Gibson has 20 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 1,078 shots against him and has given up 86 goals. He has made 992 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Nikita Kucherov has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 19 goals this season with 140 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Victor Hedman has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 7 goals on 94 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 11 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 820 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 745 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Ducks have 65 total points this season. They have scored 138 goals while giving up 130 goals. They have had 162 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Ducks have allowed 179 power play opportunities and given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.16% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Lightning have a total of 50 points on the season. They have 41 power play goals on 187 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 175 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 141 goals scored while they've given up 155 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.06%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 49.7% as they've attempted 2,824 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,858 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.9% as they have 2,140 attempts while they've given up 2,152 shots on the defensive end. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. They have 1,730 face off wins compared to 1,408 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 55.1%. On defense Anaheim has 1,375 hits and they've blocked 706 shots from the opposition.

Tampa Bay has attempted 2,882 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,787 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.4% as they have 2,171 shots while they've given up 2,136 attempts on defense. The Lightning have an offensive zone percentage of 51.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49% as they've compiled 1,541 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,607 face off losses. On defense Tampa Bay has blocked 651 shot attempts and they have 1,153 hits as a unit.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 26-24 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 16-23-13 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 20-30 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 26-21-5 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

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/16/16 C Steven Stamkos Knee out 4 months
02/02/17 LW Michael Bournival Upper Body "?" Saturday vs Anaheim
01/15/17 RW Ryan Callahan Hip expected to miss 4 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Anaheim +270

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