Pittsburgh Penguins at Anaheim Ducks NHL Parlay 1/11/2019

Friday, January 11, 2019

Honda Center

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The Pittsburgh Penguins head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, January 11, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Penguins at -143 and the Ducks at +129.

Pittsburgh has a record of 24-13-6 this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 152 goals and surrendered 123 goals for a point differential of +29. For the year they have an ATS mark of 24-19-0 and an over/under record of 19-19-0. Anaheim has a record of 19-17-8 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 105 goals and given up 129 for a goal differential of -24. Their record against the spread is 19-24-0 while their over/under mark is 14-26-0.

Valuable Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 24-19-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 19-19-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 19-24-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 14-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/15/18 D Justin Schultz Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/10/19 RW Patric Hornqvist Upper Body left last game, is questionable Friday vs Anaheim

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/12/18 GO Ryan Miller MCL is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Patrick Eaves Shoulder is out indefinitely
09/26/18 RW Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Matt Murray has 12 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Penguins. He has 589 shots against him and he's surrendered 49 goals. He's made 540 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Phil Kessel has scored 47 total points this year for the Penguins. He has 17 goals this season with 117 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 30 assists on the year and averages 18 minutes played per contest. Sidney Crosby averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 20 goals on 118 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Brandon Montour has 21 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 5 goals this year with 90 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 23.1 minutes played per contest. John Gibson has 15 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 1,168 shots against him and he's given up 90 goals. He's made 1,078 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Ryan Getzlaf averages 20 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 9 goals on 88 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins have given up 120 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this season. That is 3rd in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.86% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 5th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Penguins are 10th overall with 54 total points this year. They are 5th in the league with 152 goals and 20th in goals allowed with 123. They've had 121 power play chances and scored 31 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Ducks are 30th with a total of 105 goals scored while they are 16th with 129 goals surrendered this season. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.52%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th in the league. The Ducks have a total of 46 points this season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have had 18 power play goals on 124 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th overall. They've given up 149 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 14th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Pittsburgh is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.9%, as they've attempted 2,459 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,568 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.5% as they have 1,869 attempts while they have given up 1,909 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 47% of the time, which is 29th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53% for the season. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,314 face-off wins compared to 1,306 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,249 hits and they have blocked 659 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 1,355 face-off wins compared to 1,235 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,002 hits and they have blocked 634 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.3% as they've attempted 2,375 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,757 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.6% ranks 29th as they have 1,776 attempts while they have given up 2,123 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh -143 and over 6 total goals

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