Anaheim Ducks at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 12/20/2018

Thursday, December 20, 2018

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The Anaheim Ducks head to TD Garden to take on the Boston Bruins on Thursday, December 20, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +125 and the Bruins at -150.

Anaheim has a record of 19-12-5 this year. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 94 goals and surrendered 103 goals for a point differential of -9. For the year they have an ATS mark of 19-16-0 and an over/under record of 13-20-0. Boston has a record of 18-12-4 this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 94 goals and given up 88 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 18-16-0 while their over/under mark is 12-21-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 19-16-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 13-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 18-16-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 12-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/12/18 C Rickard Rakell Ankle is out indefinitely
12/12/18 GO Ryan Miller MCL is out indefinitely
11/15/18 D Cam Fowler Facial is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Korbinian Holzer Wrist is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Patrick Eaves Shoulder is out indefinitely
09/26/18 RW Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

12/18/18 LW Jake DeBrusk Concussion is out indefinitely
12/18/18 D Urho Vaakanainen Concussion is questionable Thursday vs Anaheim
11/29/18 D Kevan Miller Throat is out indefinitely
11/22/18 C Patrice Bergeron Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks
11/16/18 D Zdeno Chara Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Brandon Montour has scored 19 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 5 goals this season with 68 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 23.1 minutes played per contest. Ryan Getzlaf averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 9 goals on 68 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the year. John Gibson has 15 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 928 shots against him and he's surrendered 68 goals. He's made 860 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has 34 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 11 goals this year with 96 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. David Pastrnak averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 21 goals on 134 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the year. Tuukka Rask has 8 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 481 shots against him and he's given up 41 goals. He's made 440 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 43 total points this year, which is 8th in the NHL. They've scored 94 goals while giving up 103 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 17th respectively. They have had 98 power play chances and scored 15 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 25th in the league. The Ducks have given up 128 power play opportunities and surrendered 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 14th when short-handed. They average 27 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.74% for the year. They allow 35 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 1st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 11th in the league with a total of 40 points this season. They have 27 power play goals on 106 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 6th in the NHL. They've given up 99 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 21st overall. As a team, the Bruins are 25th with a total of 94 goals scored while they've given up 88 goals this season, ranking 30th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.51%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 2nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.8%, as they've attempted 1,869 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,303 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 44.2% as they have 1,392 attempts while they have given up 1,756 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Ducks 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 6th overall in the NHL. They have 1,103 face-off wins compared to 1,025 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 810 hits and they have blocked 547 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 1,025 face-off wins compared to 1,027 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Boston has 783 hits and they have blocked 435 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Boston is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4% as they've attempted 2,010 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,900 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.4% ranks 11th as they have 1,548 attempts while they have given up 1,465 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim +125

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