Philadelphia Flyers at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 10/7/2017

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Honda Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at +121 and the Ducks at -164.

Philadelphia had a record of 39-33-10 last year and away from home they had a record of 14-22-5. They were 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They tallied 219 goals and surrendered 236 goals for a point differential of -17. For the year they had an ATS mark of 39-43-0 and an over/under record of 37-37-0. Anaheim finished with a record of 46-23-13 including 29-8-4 on home ice last year. They were 1st in the Pacific Division. They scored 223 goals and gave up 200 for a goal differential of +23. Their record against the spread was 56-43-0 while their over/under mark was 37-40-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers were 39-43-0 straight up last year

The Philadelphia Flyers were 37-37-0 against the over/under last season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks were 56-43-0 straight up last year

The Anaheim Ducks were 37-40-0 against the over/under last season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/06/17 C Ryan Getzlaf Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Philadelphia
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

Player Spotlight

Brian Elliott had 26 wins and 18 losses last season in goal for the Flyers. He had 1,338 shots against him and he surrendered 121 goals. He made 1,217 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Wayne Simmonds scored 52 total points last year for the Flyers. He had 30 goals last season with 215 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He had a total of 22 assists on the year and averaged 19 minutes played per contest. Claude Giroux averaged 19.2 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 7% by tallying 14 goals on 196 attempts. He had 43 assists giving him a total of 57 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf had 70 total points last season for the Ducks. He had 15 goals last year with 138 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He had a total of 55 assists on the year and averaged 21.1 minutes played per contest. John Gibson had 25 wins and 16 losses last season in net for the Ducks. He had 1,437 shots against him and he gave up 109 goals. He made 1,328 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Corey Perry averaged 17.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 19 goals on 214 attempts. He had 34 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers gave up 247 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% last season. That was 22nd in the league. They averaged 32 shots per contest and as a team shot 8.47% for the year. They allowed 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 27th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Flyers were 19th overall with 88 total points last year. They were 20th in the league with 219 goals and 13th in goals allowed with 236. They had 277 power play chances and scored 54 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That was 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Ducks were 17th with a total of 223 goals scored while they were 27th with 200 goals surrendered last season. They averaged 30 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 9.20%. As a unit they gave up 30 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd in the league. The Ducks had a total of 105 points last season, which was 6th in the NHL. They had 47 power play goals on 251 chances for a percentage of 19%. That was 17th overall. They gave up 281 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 4th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers started possessions in the offensive zone 54.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 45.6% for the year. That ranked them 3rd and 28th respectively in the NHL. They had 2,539 face-off wins as opposed to 2,318 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 52.3%. That was 7th in the league. On defense Philadelphia had 2,063 hits and they blocked 1,309 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 5th in blocked shots. Philadelphia was ranked 5th in Corsi percentage with 52% as they tried 4,938 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,552 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage was 3rd in the NHL at 52.8%, as they had 3,634 shots while they gave up 3,243 attempts on defense.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks started possessions in the offensive zone 47.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 52.1% for the year. That ranked them 28th and 3rd respectively in the NHL. They had 2,687 face-off wins as opposed to 2,226 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 54.7%. That was 1st in the league. On defense Anaheim had 2,146 hits and they blocked 1,148 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 16th in blocked shots. Anaheim was ranked 11th in Corsi percentage with 49.6% as they tried 4,579 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,657 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage was 14th in the NHL at 49.6%, as they had 3,457 shots while they gave up 3,509 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia +121 and over 5.5 total goals

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