The Anaheim Ducks (+170) are on the road to face the Vancouver Canucks (-200) at Rogers Arena on Wednesday. The total is 6.5 (O: -115, U: -105)Anaheim (21-35-8) is playing on back-to-back days after suffering a 5-2 loss against the Kraken yesterday.
The Ducks conceded a power play goal while failing to take advantage of their own power play opportunities. Trevor Zegras and Max Comtois each scored once for the Ducks.
John Gibson saved only 26 of 30 shots against (.866%) in the loss. Vancouver (26-32-5) beat the Predators 4-3 (SO) on Monday. Dakota Joshua, Vasily Podkolzin, and Elias Pettersson scored one apiece for the Canucks. Arturs Silovs had 29 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Canucks won the first meeting between the teams this season, an 8-5 victory in November. Pettersson led Vancouver with five points (1G 4A). Troy Terry led Anaheim with three points (1G 2A). Spencer Martin got the win despite saving only 26 of 31 shots (.838%).
FACING OFF
Anaheim is averaging just 2.50 goals per game for the season, 31st in the NHL. The visitors will hope to improve on that figure against a Canucks team that is allowing 3.87 goals a game (31st). Meanwhile, Vancouver has found the net 3.32 times a game on average, 11th in the league, and the Ducks are allowing opponents to score a league-worst 4.05 goals per game.
Look for several power play opportunities for the Canucks, as the Ducks are averaging 4.61 penalties per game, third-most in the NHL. The visitors’ 11.77 penalty minutes a game ranks fourth-highest. The home team has been penalized 3.68 times a game (17th) for an average of 9.24 minutes (13th).
The Ducks will be seeking to add to their 31st-ranked power play percentage of 15.59% against the Canucks, who are the league’s weakest penalty killing team (68.45%).
Vancouver, meanwhile, has scored on 22.75% of their power play opportunities (10th), which the hosts will be aiming to improve on against Anaheim’s 30th-ranked 73.42% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 54 points this season, Zegras is the top skater for the Ducks. He has 21 goals and 33 assists in 64 games. In the net, Anthony Stolarz (5-6-0) is Anaheim’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.73 GAA and a .897% save percentage. Gibson (13-23-7) leads the Ducks in games played in goal.
He has a GAA of 3.89 and a save percentage of .903%.Pettersson leads the Canucks in scoring with 79 points (9th in the league). He has 30 goals and 49 assists (10th). Martin (11-15-1) is the top goalie for Vancouver with a goals against average of 3.99. He has a save percentage of .871%.
HOME AND AWAY
Anaheim is 10-19-6 on the road this season. Vancouver is 13-17-1 at Rogers Arena this season. Meanwhile, the Ducks are 1-7 without a day off and 1-5 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Canucks are 1-2 with a rest advantage.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Vancouver Canucks (-250)
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