Florida Panthers at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/19/2017

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Honda Center

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The Florida Panthers travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, November 19, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +125 and the Ducks at -135.

Florida has a record of 7-9-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 3-6-0. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 59 goals and given up 65 goals for a point differential of -6. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-11-0 and an over/under record of 12-6-0. Anaheim is 8-7-3 including 5-5-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 52 goals and surrendered 52 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 8-10-0 while their over/under record is 8-10-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 7-11-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 12-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 8-10-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 8-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

11/17/17 C Derek MacKenzie Lower Body missed last game, is "?" Saturday vs. Los Angeles
11/13/17 C Jared McCann Lower Body IR (11/13)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

11/17/17 D Hampus Lindholm Lower Body is "?" Sunday vs Florida
11/17/17 GO Ryan Miller Lower Body is "?" Sunday vs Florida
11/14/17 RW Jared Boll Undisclosed IR (11/07)
11/09/17 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (11/07)
10/31/17 C Ryan Getzlaf Facial IR (10/29)
10/27/17 D Cam Fowler Lower Body IR (10/20)
10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body IR (10/14)
10/02/17 C Ryan Kesler Hip IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Huberdeau has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 7 goals this year with 53 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 20.1 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck averages 21.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 8 goals on 49 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 331 shots against him and he's given up 24 goals. He's made 307 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Andrew Cogliano has scored 11 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 3 goals this season with 39 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 16.7 minutes played per game. Corey Perry averages 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 3 goals on 35 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the season. John Gibson has 6 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 488 shots against him and he's surrendered 39 goals. He's made 449 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 16 total points this season, which ranks them 29th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 59 while they've given up 65 goals, ranking them 6th overall. They have had 64 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the NHL. The Panthers have allowed 64 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, putting them 30th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.82% for the season. They allow 37 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 17th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 21st in the NHL with a total of 19 points this year. They have 8 power play goals on 54 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 76 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. That is 4th in the NHL. As a team, the Ducks are 21st in the league with 52 goals scored while they've given up 52 goals, which is 21st overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.44%. As a team they give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2%, as they've attempted 1,029 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,105 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 807 attempts while they have given up 851 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 43.5% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 56.5% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 613 face-off wins compared to 558 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Florida has 342 hits and they have blocked 254 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 577 face-off wins compared to 540 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 439 hits and they have blocked 275 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Anaheim is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5% as they've attempted 1,048 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,160 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.3% ranks 27th as they have 793 attempts while they have given up 885 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim -135

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