Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 10/13/2017

Friday, October 13, 2017

Pepsi Center

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, October 13, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at -141 and the Avalanche at +113.

Anaheim has a record of 2-1-1 this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 10 goals and surrendered 11 goals for a point differential of -1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 2-2-0 and an over/under record of 1-3-0. Colorado has a record of 3-1-0 including 1-0-0 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 15 goals and have given up 9 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 3-1-0 while their over/under mark is 2-2-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 2-2-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 1-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 3-1-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 2-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/09/17 LW Nick Ritchie Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs. NY Islanders
10/09/17 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body injured last game, "?" Wednesday vs. NY Islanders
10/05/17 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body IR. (10/05)
10/05/17 GO Ryan Miller Upper Body IR. (10/05)
10/02/17 C Ryan Kesler Hip out indefinitely
10/01/17 D Hampus Lindholm Shoulder out indefinitely
10/01/17 D Sami Vatanen Rest out indefinitely

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/09/17 D Sergei Boikov Shoulder IR
10/06/17 LW A.J. Greer Concussion IR

Player Spotlight

Andrew Cogliano has scored 5 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 2 goals this season with 7 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 29%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 18 minutes played per contest. Corey Perry averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 2 goals on 12 attempts. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 3 points on the year. John Gibson has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 137 shots against him and he's surrendered 11 goals. He's made 126 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has 4 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Matt Duchene averages 15 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 2 goals on 9 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 3 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 91 shots against him and he's given up 5 goals. He's made 86 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 5 total points this year, which is 8th in the NHL. They've scored 10 goals while giving up 11 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 13th respectively. That is 27th in the league. The Ducks have given up 18 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 14th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.30% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 11th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 4th in the league with a total of 6 points this season. They have 2 power play goals on 17 chances for a percentage of 12%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 18 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%, ranking 30th overall. As a team, the Avalanche are 5th with a total of 15 goals scored while they've given up 9 goals this season, ranking 16th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.81%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 10th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 49.9% as they've tried 254 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 255 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 14th in Corsi percentage. They are 7th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.6% as they have 203 shots while they've given up 183 attempts on defense. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the year. That puts them 10th and 20th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 131 face-off wins as opposed to 109 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 54.6%. That is 6th overall in the NHL. On defense Anaheim has 87 hits and they've blocked 72 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 1st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 43.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 56.2% for the year. That ranks them 28th and 4th respectively in the NHL. They have 96 face-off wins as opposed to 135 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 41.6%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Colorado has 75 hits and they've blocked 55 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 8th in blocked shots. Colorado is ranked 24th in Corsi percentage with 46.9% as they've tried 212 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 240 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 20th in the NHL at 47.6%, as they have 168 shots while they've given up 185 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim -141

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