Sunday, March 26, 2017
Honda Center
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The New York Rangers travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, March 26, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +127 and the Ducks at -140. The over/under has been set at 5.5.
New York comes into this matchup having played 74 games. They have an overall record of 45-25-4 and on the road they have a record of 26-9-1. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 235 goals and given up 195 goals for a point differential of +40. The Rangers have an overall record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 42-29 and an over/under record of 36-31-7. Anaheim shows up with a record of 40-23-11 including 25-8-4 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 193 goals and surrendered 182 for a goal differential of +11. The Ducks have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 37-34 while their over/under record sits at 24-34-16.
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Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends
The New York Rangers are 42-29 straight up
The New York Rangers are 36-31-7 against the over/under
Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends
The Anaheim Ducks are 37-34 straight up
The Anaheim Ducks are 24-34-16 against the over/under
Key New York Rangers Injuries
03/24/17 D Dan Girardi Ankle is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Los Angeles
03/24/17 GO Henrik Lundqvist Lower Body expected to backup Saturday vs Los Angeles
03/24/17 D Kevin Klein Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. Los Angeles
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
03/25/17 GO John Gibson Lower Body out indefinitely
03/25/17 D Kevin Bieksa Mouth "?" Sunday vs. NY Rangers
Player Spotlight
J.T. Miller has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 20 goals this season with 122 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 16.4 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 15 goals on 186 shots. He has 37 assists giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Antti Raanta has 15 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 752 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 691 saves for a save percentage of 92%.
Player Spotlight
Ryan Kesler has accumulated 51 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 20 goals this season with 174 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Ryan Getzlaf has averaged 21.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 14 goals on 126 shots. He has 48 assists giving him a total of 62 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%.
Useful Team Statistics
The Rangers have 94 total points this season. They have scored 235 goals while giving up 195 goals. They have had 216 power play opportunities and have scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Rangers have allowed 203 power play opportunities and given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.51% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.
Useful Team Statistics
The Ducks have a total of 91 points on the season. They have 40 power play goals on 225 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 254 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 193 goals scored while they've given up 182 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 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.
Advanced Statistics
New York has a Corsi percentage of 49.3% as they've attempted 4,100 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,209 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.3% as they have 3,129 attempts while they've given up 3,092 shots on the defensive end. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the season. They have 2,130 face off wins compared to 2,252 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.6%. On defense New York has 1,539 hits and they've blocked 1,117 shots from the opposition.
Advanced Statistics
Anaheim has attempted 4,159 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,177 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.8% as they have 3,129 shots while they've given up 3,149 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 54.7% as they've compiled 2,424 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,006 face off losses. On defense Anaheim has blocked 1,028 shot attempts and they have 1,957 hits as a unit.
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