Anaheim Ducks at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 10/28/2017

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Amalie Arena

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, October 28, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +153 and the Lightning at -170.

Anaheim has a record of 4-4-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 1-2-0. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 27 goals and given up 29 goals for a point differential of -2. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-5-0 and an over/under record of 4-5-0. Tampa Bay is 9-1-1 including 6-0-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 44 goals and surrendered 27 for a goal differential of +17. Their record against the spread is 9-2-0 while their over/under record is 7-4-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 4-5-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 4-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 9-2-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 7-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/26/17 D Kevin Bieksa Hand is out indefinitely
10/24/17 D Cam Fowler Knee is out indefinitely
10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Illness IR (10/22)
10/12/17 RW Ondrej Kase Head IR (10/10)
10/05/17 GO Ryan Miller Upper Body IR (10/03)
10/02/17 C Ryan Kesler Hip IR (10/03)
10/01/17 D Sami Vatanen Shoulder IR (10/03)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/26/17 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Corey Perry has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 2 goals this year with 15 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Andrew Cogliano averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 3 goals on 19 shots. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the season. John Gibson has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 286 shots against him and he's given up 24 goals. He's made 262 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has scored 19 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 12 goals this season with 44 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 27%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Brayden Point averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 5 goals on 21 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 9 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 345 shots against him and he's surrendered 22 goals. He's made 323 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 9 total points this season, which ranks them 18th in the NHL. They are 20th in the league in goals scored with 27 while they've given up 29 goals, ranking them 13th overall. They have had 31 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 6%. That is 30th in the NHL. The Ducks have allowed 44 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, putting them 11th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.47% for the season. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 15th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the NHL with a total of 19 points this year. They have 14 power play goals on 45 opportunities for a percentage of 31%. That ranks them 1st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 46 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 13th in the NHL. As a team, the Lightning are 1st in the league with 44 goals scored while they've given up 27 goals, which is 20th overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.98%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.9%, as they've attempted 521 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 567 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 406 attempts while they have given up 428 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 303 face-off wins compared to 259 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.9%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Anaheim has 198 hits and they have blocked 139 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 333 face-off wins compared to 354 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 226 hits and they have blocked 143 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Tampa Bay is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4% as they've attempted 649 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 665 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.8% ranks 20th as they have 498 attempts while they have given up 522 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -170

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