In their second head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the Anaheim Ducks and the Vancouver Canucks meet at Rogers Arena in a Pacific Division matchup. The match will get going at 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 2, and it will air live on Sportsnet Pacific.
Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks Odds
With a moneyline of -125, Anaheim comes into the game as the favorite. The line for Vancouver sits at +105, and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-135 under, +115 over).
Anaheim is 18-22 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 40 regular season matches, 25 of its games have gone under the total, while 14 have gone over and just one has pushed. This 2017-18 Ducks team is 8-11 SU on the road.
Anaheim has converted on just 17.1 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s ranked 23rd in the NHL. Its penalty kill is ranked 11th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 82.3 percent of its penalties.
For the team as a whole, the Ducks have been penalized 4.5 times per game in the 2017-18 season, and 2.4 per game over its last five road outings. The team has had to kill penalties just 6.6 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Boasting a .922 save percentage and 30.1 saves per game, John Gibson (13-18-5) has been the primary option in goal for Anaheim this season. If head coach Randy Carlyle chooses to rest him, however, the team might turn to Ryan Miller (4-6-4), who has a .928 save percentage and 2.23 goals against average this year.
Rickard Rakell and Adam Henrique will both be offensive focal points for the visiting Ducks. Rakell (29 points) has tallied 14 goals and 15 assists, and has recorded multiple points in seven different games. Henrique has eight goals and 14 assists to his name (and has registered a point in 17 games).
Over on the other bench, Vancouver is 16-23 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. 23 of its contests have gone over the total, while 16 have gone under and none have pushed. The team’s 7-14 SU at home this season.
The Canucks have converted on 21.2 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s good enough for 10th-best in the league. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 30th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 77.0 percent of all penalties.
Vancouver skaters have been sent to the penalty box 4.0 times per game in total this season, 3.8 per game over their last five games total, and 4.0 per game over their last five home outings. The team’s been forced to stave off opponent power plays just 8.2 minutes per game over their last five outings.
Jacob Markstrom (26.5 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for the Canucks. Markstrom has 10 wins, 18 losses, and four OT losses to his credit and has maintained a subpar .906 save percentage and 2.79 goals against average this year.
Brock Boeser (21 goals, 17 assists) will pace the attack for the Nucks.
Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks Betting Predictions
Predictions: SU Winner – Canucks, O/U – Under
Notes
Betting Notes
Seven of Vancouver’s last ten games have been decided by two or more goals. The club is 1-6 overall in those games.
The Canucks are 9-9 SU in games where they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Ducks are 14-10 SU when they spend more time in the box than the opposition.
Anaheim (2-4 in shootouts) has more experience this season in games decided by shootout. Vancouver has yet to win a shootout this year (0-2).
The over has hit in four of Vancouver’s last five outings.
Vancouver has averaged 9.6 giveaways over its last five home games, its season average of 9.3 giveaways per game (ranked 14th).
Anaheim has averaged 6.8 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 10.4 giveaways per game (ranked 22nd in the league).
Anaheim skaters have accounted for the eighth-most hits in the league (23.3 per game).
