Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Honda Center

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +243 and the Ducks at -275. The over/under has been set at 5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 46 games. They have an overall record of 13-31-2 and on the road they have a record of 8-13-1. Currently they are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 93 goals and given up 156 goals for a point differential of -63. The Avalanche have an overall record of 1-8-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 13-33 and an over/under record of 18-21-7. Anaheim shows up with a record of 27-15-9 including 16-6-3 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 133 goals and surrendered 129 for a goal differential of +4. The Ducks have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 25-24 while their over/under record sits at 15-23-13.

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Matt Duchene has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 15 goals this season with 98 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 11 goals on 156 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Calvin Pickard has 7 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 679 shots against him and has given up 64 goals. He has made 615 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Corey Perry has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 9 goals this season with 143 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Cam Fowler has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 10 goals on 112 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. John Gibson has 19 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 1,049 shots against him and has given up 85 goals. He has made 964 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Avalanche have 28 total points this season. They have scored 93 goals while giving up 156 goals. They have had 146 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Avalanche have allowed 173 power play opportunities and given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.14% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Ducks have a total of 63 points on the season. They have 35 power play goals on 161 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 175 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 133 goals scored while they've given up 129 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.01%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 47% as they've attempted 2,362 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,663 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.8% as they have 1,768 attempts while they've given up 2,006 shots on the defensive end. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season. They have 1,493 face off wins compared to 1,306 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53.3%. On defense Colorado has 1,054 hits and they've blocked 657 shots from the opposition.

Anaheim has attempted 2,774 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,799 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.9% as they have 2,099 shots while they've given up 2,105 attempts on defense. The Ducks have an offensive zone percentage of 48.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 55.2% as they've compiled 1,694 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,375 face off losses. On defense Anaheim has blocked 694 shot attempts and they have 1,348 hits as a unit.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 13-33 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 18-21-7 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 25-24 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 15-23-13 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/04/16 D Erik Johnson Fibula expected to miss 6-8 weeks
01/26/17 GO Semyon Varlamov Hip out for season
01/25/17 RW Rene Bourque Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Anaheim
01/25/17 D Tyson Barrie Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Anaheim

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
01/20/17 RW Jakob Silfverberg Upper Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim -275

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