Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 12/8/2017

Friday, December 8, 2017

Honda Center

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, December 8, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +100 and the Ducks at -110.

Minnesota has a record of 13-11-3 this season and on the road they have a record of 5-8-1. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 80 goals and given up 82 goals for a point differential of -2. For the season they have an ATS record of 13-14-0 and an over/under record of 15-10-0. Anaheim is 12-11-6 including 7-7-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 78 goals and surrendered 86 for a goal differential of -8. Their record against the spread is 12-17-0 while their over/under record is 11-17-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 13-14-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 15-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 12-17-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 11-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/01/17 D Jared Spurgeon Groin is out indefinitely
10/24/17 LW Zach Parise Back IR (10/01)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/07/17 C Joe Blandisi Upper Body is "?" Friday vs Minnesota
12/07/17 D Hampus Lindholm Upper Body is "?" Friday vs Minnesota
12/07/17 RW Jakob Silfverberg Upper Body is "?" Friday vs Minnesota
12/01/17 LW Michael Liambas Undisclosed IR (11/30)
11/14/17 RW Jared Boll Undisclosed 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)

Player Spotlight

Eric Staal has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Wild. He has 10 goals this year with 81 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 13 goals on 63 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 11 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 661 shots against him and he's given up 57 goals. He's made 604 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has scored 19 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 8 goals this season with 69 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Corey Perry averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 6 goals on 63 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season. John Gibson has 8 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 758 shots against him and he's surrendered 60 goals. He's made 698 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 29 total points this season, which ranks them 20th in the NHL. They are 20th in the league in goals scored with 80 while they've given up 82 goals, ranking them 17th overall. They have had 80 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 5th in the NHL. The Wild have allowed 100 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 11th in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.24% for the season. They allow 32 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 Ducks are 16th in the NHL with a total of 30 points this year. They have 16 power play goals on 87 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks them 17th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 120 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 8th in the NHL. As a team, the Ducks are 24th in the league with 78 goals scored while they've given up 86 goals, which is 11th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.10%. As a team they give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 46.5% as they've tried 1,390 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,597 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 27th in Corsi percentage. They are 25th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.5% as they have 1,070 shots while they've given up 1,181 attempts on defense. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the year. That puts them 27th and 7th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 812 face-off wins as opposed to 823 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That is 17th overall in the NHL. On defense Minnesota has 500 hits and they've blocked 416 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 11th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 45.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.7% for the year. That ranks them 30th and 2nd respectively in the NHL. They have 930 face-off wins as opposed to 895 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 699 hits and they've blocked 449 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 3rd in blocked shots. Anaheim is ranked 31st in Corsi percentage with 45.3% as they've tried 1,584 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,915 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 31st in the NHL at 45.1%, as they have 1,204 shots while they've given up 1,466 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim -110

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