Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Honda Center

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The Boston Bruins travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +100 and the Ducks at -110. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 59 games. They have an overall record of 30-23-6 and on the road they have a record of 15-10-6. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 159 goals and given up 156 goals for a point differential of +3. The Bruins have an overall record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-29 and an over/under record of 28-26-5. Anaheim shows up with a record of 31-20-10 including 18-7-3 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 156 goals and surrendered 154 for a goal differential of +2. The Ducks have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 29-30 while their over/under record sits at 18-28-15.

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David Pastrnak has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 25 goals this season with 184 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand has averaged 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 25 goals on 179 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 28 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 1,160 shots against him and has given up 100 goals. He has made 1,060 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Ryan Getzlaf has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 11 goals this season with 104 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Ryan Kesler has averaged 21.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 19 goals on 143 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 44 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%.

The Bruins have 66 total points this season. They have scored 159 goals while giving up 156 goals. They have had 185 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Bruins have allowed 191 power play opportunities and given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 34 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.85% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Ducks have a total of 72 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 187 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 210 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 156 goals scored while they've given up 154 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.76%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 55.4% as they've attempted 3,722 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,993 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 56% as they have 2,808 attempts while they've given up 2,209 shots on the defensive end. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 54.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season. They have 1,931 face off wins compared to 1,716 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.9%. On defense Boston has 1,274 hits and they've blocked 784 shots from the opposition.

Anaheim has attempted 3,337 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,366 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.7% as they have 2,518 shots while they've given up 2,548 attempts on defense. The Ducks have an offensive zone percentage of 48.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 54.7% as they've compiled 1,982 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,644 face off losses. On defense Anaheim has blocked 818 shot attempts and they have 1,599 hits as a unit.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 28-29 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 28-26-5 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 29-30 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 18-28-15 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

02/07/17 C Austin Czarnik Undisclosed out indefinitely

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
02/15/17 C Antoine Vermette Suspension expected to miss 10 games; eligible to return March 12 vs Washington

Josh's Pick: Take Anaheim -110

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