Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/27/2017

Monday, November 27, 2017

United Center

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The Anaheim Ducks head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, November 27, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +149 and the Blackhawks at -165.

Anaheim has a record of 10-9-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 4-2-2. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 62 goals and surrendered 66 goals for a point differential of -4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 10-13-0 and an over/under record of 8-14-0. Chicago has a record of 11-8-3 including 5-4-1 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 67 goals and have given up 57 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 11-11-0 while their over/under mark is 10-11-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 10-13-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 8-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 11-11-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 10-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

11/25/17 C Rickard Rakell Upper Body is "?" Monday vs Chicago
11/14/17 RW Jared Boll Undisclosed IR (11/07)
11/09/17 RW Ondrej Kase Concussion IR (11/07)
10/31/17 C Ryan Getzlaf Facial IR (10/29)
10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body IR (10/14)
10/02/17 C Ryan Kesler Hip IR (10/03)

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/13/17 RW Jordin Tootoo Upper Body IR (10/03)
10/05/17 RW Marian Hossa Infection IR (10/03)
10/05/15 D Michal Rozsival Upper Body IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Corey Perry has scored 17 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 4 goals this season with 49 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Rickard Rakell averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 8 goals on 67 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year. John Gibson has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 624 shots against him and he's surrendered 48 goals. He's made 576 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has 22 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 9 goals this year with 75 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 6 goals on 63 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 10 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 596 shots against him and he's given up 39 goals. He's made 557 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 24 total points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They've scored 62 goals while giving up 66 scores, which has them ranked 25th and 19th respectively. They have had 68 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the league. The Ducks have given up 95 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 9th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.05% for the year. They allow 37 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 3rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks are 16th in the league with a total of 25 points this season. They have 15 power play goals on 92 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 24th in the NHL. They've given up 82 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 3rd overall. As a team, the Blackhawks are 18th with a total of 67 goals scored while they've given up 57 goals this season, ranking 28th in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.76%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 2nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.8%, as they've attempted 1,299 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,537 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.7% as they have 992 attempts while they have given up 1,179 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 45.5% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.5% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 750 face-off wins compared to 700 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 593 hits and they have blocked 358 shots from the opposition, putting them 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 56.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 43.8% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 684 face-off wins compared to 729 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Chicago has 424 hits and they have blocked 306 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Chicago is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5% as they've attempted 1,412 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,328 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.6% ranks 15th as they have 1,006 attempts while they have given up 1,022 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Ducks/Blackhawks NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim +149

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