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Vancouver (16-11-0-3) at Anaheim (15-13-1-3)
Wed, Dec 12, 2007 10:00 PM ET
Anaheim – 165
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The Vancouver Canucks head into La La Land to take on the Anaheim Ducks, at the Honda Center, for some NHL action.
The Vancouver Canucks could be in big trouble tonight with goalie Roberto Luongo out due to sore ribs. During the Canucks – Wild game Luongo was hit square in the chest by a rocket of a slapshot, and he’s been nursing sore ribs ever since. Goalie Curtis Sanford filled in for the game against the L.A. Kings, which the Canucks lost 2-4. Sanford stopped 27 of 31 shots putting his record at 3-1 with a 2.82 GAA and a .902 SVPCT. The Canucks will be with Brendon Morrison and Brad Isbister is questionable. The Canucks looked awful against the Kings and it might get ugly against the Ducks. Their top producer is Daniel Sedin with 27pts and Marcus Naslund leads his team with 86 shots on net. The Canucks are currently 9-5-0-1 on the road and they sit in 1st place in the Northwest Standings. The Canucks are (18-12 ATS, 11-13-6 O/U).

The Anaheim Ducks have five wins in ten games after their most recent, 4-3 (OT), road win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Corey Perry had two goals on the night and gapped toothed Chris Pronger got the OT goal.  The Ducks are scoring an average of 2.5 GAG and surprisingly their power play is lacking (#25). They are the best team in the league at winning faceoffs which is key to any teams’ success. Goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere is 12-8-2 for a 2.58 GAA with a .908 SVPCT. He’s currently got three wins in a row.  Their penalty kill is ranked 23rd in the league and the Canucks will want to take advantage of this. The Ducks top producer is Ryan Getzlaf with 35pts and Corey Perry leads his team with 102 shots on net. The Ducks are currently 9-4-1-2 at home and they sit in 3rd place of the Pacific Standings. The Ducks are (13-19 ATS, 12-17-3 O/U).

Bottom Line:  The Canucks DON’T play well without Luongo in net. Luongo is more than just a goalie; he’s an extra defenseman out there. The players know this and they lose all confidence. The Ducks play much better at home and Giguere is a great goalie riding a three game win streak.

I hate to say it but Ducks win!

Stan Winman

Detroit Pistons (14-6) at Houston Rockets (11-11)
Wednesday, December 12 8:05 PM EST
Pistons  -1.5
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.The Rockets have lost 10 of their past 15 games and are having problems on both ends of the floor.  The other part of the problem for the Rockets is that they are starting to question themselves.  Yao was questioning whether the team is tough enough and McGrady is questioning the offense. The Pistons have six wins in their past seven games. Detroit has scored at least 100 points in five of those wins.

Bottom Line: The Rockets are 6-13 ATS in their last 19 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Rockets are 12-26 ATS in their last 38 games overall. The Rockets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Wednesday games. The Rockets are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Over is 6-0 in the Pistons last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Under is 7-1 in the Pistons last 8 vs. the Southwest.

Home will not solve the Rockets problems

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