Sunday, March 5, 2017

Honda Center

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, March 5, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +115 and the Ducks at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this game having played 63 games. They have an overall record of 26-30-7 and away from home they have a record of 8-20-3. The currently are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 146 goals and surrendered 182 goals for a point differential of -36. The Canucks have an overall record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-37 and an over/under record of 24-26-13. Anaheim shows up with a record of 33-21-10 including 20-7-3 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 167 goals and surrendered 163 for a goal differential of +4. The Ducks have a record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 31-31 while their over/under record sits at 20-28-16.

Henrik Sedin has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 12 goals this season with 75 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Bo Horvat has averaged 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 19 goals on 116 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 16 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,247 shots against him and has given up 106 goals. He has made 1,141 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Ryan Getzlaf has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 11 goals this season with 108 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 37 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 149 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 Canucks have 59 total points this season. They have scored 146 goals while giving up 182 goals. They have had 187 power play opportunities and have scored 27 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Canucks have allowed 168 power play opportunities and given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.41% for the season to this point. They allow 31 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 195 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 223 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 167 goals scored while they've given up 163 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.91%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 48.8% as they've attempted 3,277 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,444 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.4% as they have 2,397 attempts while they've given up 2,661 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season. They have 1,971 face off wins compared to 1,849 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.6%. On defense has 1,120 hits and they've blocked 783 shots from the opposition.

Anaheim has attempted 3,505 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,573 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.6% as they have 2,653 shots while they've given up 2,700 attempts on defense. The Ducks have an offensive zone percentage of 48.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 54.6% as they've compiled 2,098 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,742 face off losses. On defense has blocked 873 shot attempts and they have 1,677 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 22-37 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 24-26-13 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 31-31 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 20-28-16 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season
03/01/17 GO Jacob Markstrom Lower Body out indefinitely
02/28/17 D Nikita Tryamkin Illness out indefinitely
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee 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
03/04/17 GO John Gibson Lower Body "?" Sunday vs. Vancouver
02/15/17 C Antoine Vermette Suspension expected to miss 10 games; eligible to return March 12 vs Washington

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver +115

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