Thursday, March 30, 2017

MTS Centre

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The Anaheim Ducks head to MTS Centre to play the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, March 30, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at -135 and the Jets at +122. The over/under has been set at 5.

Anaheim comes into this matchup having played 76 games. They have an overall record of 42-23-11 and on the road they have a record of 16-15-7. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 203 goals and given up 186 goals for a point differential of +17. The Ducks have an overall record of 8-1-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 39-34 and an over/under record of 25-34-17. Winnipeg shows up with a record of 35-35-7 including 19-18-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 229 goals and surrendered 244 for a goal differential of -15. The Jets have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 32-42 while their over/under record sits at 39-32-6.

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Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 39-34 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 25-34-17 against the over/under

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 32-42 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 39-32-6 against the over/under

Key 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
03/28/17 C Ryan Getzlaf Lower Body "?" Thursday vs. Winnipeg

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/23/16 D Tyler Myers Lower Body out indefinitely
03/28/17 D Ben Chiarot Upper Body "?" Thursday vs. Anaheim
03/28/17 D Paul Postma Lower Body "?" Thursday vs. Anaheim
03/18/17 C Shawn Matthias Shoulder out for season
03/13/17 GO Ondrej Pavelec Knee out indefinitely
03/10/17 D Toby Enstrom Concussion out indefinitely
02/15/17 C Andrew Copp Upper Body out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Ryan Kesler has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 21 goals this season with 177 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Ryan Getzlaf has averaged 21.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 14 goals on 127 shots. He has 52 assists giving him a total of 66 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%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has accumulated 77 total points this season for the Jets. He has 29 goals this season with 146 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 20.4 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 20.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 23 goals on 244 shots. He has 45 assists giving him a total of 68 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 24 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 1,507 shots against him and has given up 143 goals. He has made 1,364 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 95 total points this season. They have scored 203 goals while giving up 186 goals. They have had 232 power play opportunities and have scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Ducks have allowed 258 power play opportunities and given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.92% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have a total of 77 points on the season. They have 46 power play goals on 252 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 264 power play opportunities and have given up 61 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Ducks have a total of 229 goals scored while they've given up 244 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.04%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 49.9% as they've attempted 4,278 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,289 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.9% as they have 3,220 attempts while they've given up 3,239 shots on the defensive end. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season. They have 2,491 face off wins compared to 2,070 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 54.6%. On defense Anaheim has 2,004 hits and they've blocked 1,050 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg has attempted 4,138 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,337 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.2% as they have 3,127 shots while they've given up 3,234 attempts on defense. The Jets have an offensive zone percentage of 50.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.3% as they've compiled 2,210 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,365 face off losses. On defense Winnipeg has blocked 1,103 shot attempts and they have 1,804 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Ducks/Jets NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Anaheim -135

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