Saturday, February 11, 2017

Verizon Center

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Saturday, February 11, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +144 and the Capitals at -160. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 56 games. They have an overall record of 29-17-10 and on the road they have a record of 12-11-7. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 147 goals and given up 141 goals for a point differential of +6. The Ducks have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-27 and an over/under record of 17-26-13. Washington shows up with a record of 38-11-6 including 23-5-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 186 goals and surrendered 117 for a goal differential of +69. The Capitals have a record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 37-17 while their over/under record sits at 24-19-12.

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Ryan Kesler has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 18 goals this season with 132 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 25 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 8 goals on 92 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. John Gibson has 21 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 1,158 shots against him and has given up 93 goals. He has made 1,065 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 26 goals this season with 210 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Marcus Johansson has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 18 goals on 80 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 28 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 1,131 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 1,050 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Ducks have 68 total points this season. They have scored 147 goals while giving up 141 goals. They have had 178 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Ducks have allowed 194 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.00% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Capitals have a total of 82 points on the season. They have 36 power play goals on 164 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 192 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 186 goals scored while they've given up 117 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.46%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 49.8% as they've attempted 3,056 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,078 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.8% as they have 2,308 attempts while they've given up 2,327 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 1,843 face off wins compared to 1,536 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 54.5%. On defense Anaheim has 1,465 hits and they've blocked 751 shots from the opposition.

Washington has attempted 3,079 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,959 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.7% as they have 2,279 shots while they've given up 2,218 attempts on defense. The Capitals have an offensive zone percentage of 51.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.3% as they've compiled 1,626 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,607 face off losses. On defense Washington has blocked 741 shot attempts and they have 1,164 hits as a unit.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 27-27 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 17-26-13 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 37-17 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 24-19-12 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 Lower Body out indefinitely

Washington Capitals Injuries

02/10/17 LW Andre Burakovsky Hand out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Washington -160

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