Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Honda Center

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The Nashville Predators travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Predators at +113 and the Ducks at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Nashville comes into this matchup having played 65 games. They have an overall record of 32-24-9 and on the road they have a record of 13-16-2. Currently they are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 192 goals and given up 184 goals for a point differential of +8. The Predators have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 30-33 and an over/under record of 36-25-4. Anaheim shows up with a record of 33-22-10 including 20-8-3 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 168 goals and surrendered 165 for a goal differential of +3. The Ducks have a record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 31-32 while their over/under record sits at 20-29-16.

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Viktor Arvidsson has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Predators. He has 23 goals this season with 199 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 16.9 minutes played per game. Ryan Johansen has averaged 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 10 goals on 128 shots. He has 41 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 25 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 1,400 shots against him and has given up 120 goals. He has made 1,280 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Ryan Getzlaf has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 11 goals this season with 111 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 38 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 151 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 47 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 Predators have 73 total points this season. They have scored 192 goals while giving up 184 goals. They have had 207 power play opportunities and have scored 43 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Predators have allowed 197 power play opportunities and given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.34% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Ducks have a total of 76 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 197 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 225 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Predators have a total of 168 goals scored while they've given up 165 goals to this point. They average 30 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%.

Nashville has a Corsi percentage of 51.3% as they've attempted 3,803 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,614 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.9% as they have 2,833 attempts while they've given up 2,733 shots on the defensive end. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 51% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season. They have 2,052 face off wins compared to 1,963 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.1%. On defense has 1,321 hits and they've blocked 881 shots from the opposition.

Anaheim has attempted 3,586 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,620 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.8% as they have 2,717 shots while they've given up 2,737 attempts on defense. The Ducks have an offensive zone percentage of 48.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 54.6% as they've compiled 2,124 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,765 face off losses. On defense has blocked 883 shot attempts and they have 1,704 hits as a unit.

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 30-33 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 36-25-4 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 31-32 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 20-29-16 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Injuries

10/17/16 RW Miikka Salomaki Lower Body out indefinitely
03/04/17 D Ryan Ellis Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Anaheim
03/04/17 RW PA Parenteau Finger "?" Tuesday vs. Anaheim
01/20/17 C Cody Bass Lower Body out for season

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
03/06/17 GO John Gibson Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Nashville
02/15/17 C Antoine Vermette Suspension expected to miss 10 games; eligible to return March 12 vs Washington

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim -125

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