Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/22/2017

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Honda Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at +136 and the Ducks at -150.

Vegas has a record of 12-6-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 4-5-1. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 68 goals and surrendered 58 goals for a point differential of +10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 12-7-0 and an over/under record of 12-6-0. Anaheim has a record of 10-7-3 including 6-5-2 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 58 goals and have given up 56 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 10-10-0 while their over/under mark is 8-12-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 12-7-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 12-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

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

The Anaheim Ducks are 8-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/17/17 D Luca Sbisa Lower Body IR (11/12)
10/31/17 GO Oscar Dansk Lower Body IR (10/30)
10/15/17 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 RW David Clarkson Back IR (10/03)
10/15/17 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion IR (10/13)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

11/19/17 GO Ryan Miller Lower Body IR (11/09)
11/14/17 RW Jared Boll Undisclosed IR (11/07)
11/09/17 RW Ondrej Kase Concussion 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

David Perron has scored 17 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 6 goals this season with 38 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 17.9 minutes played per contest. James Neal averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 10 goals on 50 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Maxime Lagace has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 265 shots against him and he's surrendered 34 goals. He's made 231 stops for a save percentage of 87%.

Player Spotlight

Andrew Cogliano has 11 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 3 goals this year with 47 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 16.9 minutes played per contest. Corey Perry averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 4 goals on 42 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the year. John Gibson has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 540 shots against him and he's given up 41 goals. He's made 499 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 25 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 68 goals while giving up 58 scores, which has them ranked 5th and 18th respectively. They have had 69 power play chances and scored 13 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 60 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 22nd when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.91% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 13th in the league with a total of 23 points this season. They have 10 power play goals on 60 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the NHL. They've given up 85 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 5th overall. As a team, the Ducks are 21st with a total of 58 goals scored while they've given up 56 goals this season, ranking 21st in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.52%. As a unit they give up 36 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 2nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 1,114 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,101 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.6% as they have 827 attempts while they have given up 808 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 605 face-off wins compared to 593 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Vegas has 392 hits and they have blocked 293 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 47% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 53% for the year. That ranks them 27th and 5th respectively in the NHL. They have 646 face-off wins as opposed to 606 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 512 hits and they've blocked 312 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 7th in blocked shots. Anaheim is ranked 28th in Corsi percentage with 46.3% as they've tried 1,144 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,328 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 28th in the NHL at 46.1%, as they have 870 shots while they've given up 1,016 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas +136

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