Anaheim Ducks at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 12/15/2018

Saturday, December 15, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, December 15, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +152 and the Blue Jackets at -177.

Anaheim has a record of 17-11-5 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 87 goals and given up 97 goals for a point differential of -10. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-16-0 and an over/under record of 13-19-0. Columbus is 17-12-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 106 goals and surrendered 103 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 16-14-0 while their over/under record is 12-15-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 17-16-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 13-19-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 16-14-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 12-15-0 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 Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 8 goals this year with 58 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Brandon Montour averages 22.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 5 goals on 62 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the season. John Gibson has 13 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 861 shots against him and he's given up 65 goals. He's made 796 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 34 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 9 goals this season with 81 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Cam Atkinson averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 19 goals on 118 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 12 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 637 shots against him and he's surrendered 63 goals. He's made 574 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 39 total points this season, which ranks them 9th in the NHL. They are 25th in the league in goals scored with 87 while they've given up 97 goals, ranking them 15th overall. They have had 90 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the NHL. The Ducks have allowed 118 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 14th in the league when short-handed. They average 27 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.75% for the season. They allow 35 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 2nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 15th in the NHL with a total of 36 points this year. They have 16 power play goals on 101 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks them 23rd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 92 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 16th in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 8th in the league with 106 goals scored while they've given up 103 goals, which is 9th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.46%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.7%, as they've attempted 1,724 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,129 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 44.2% as they have 1,287 attempts while they have given up 1,624 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 1,002 face-off wins compared to 966 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 739 hits and they have blocked 505 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.1% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 930 face-off wins compared to 967 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Columbus has 567 hits and they have blocked 435 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Columbus is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2% as they've attempted 1,753 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,740 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 10th as they have 1,388 attempts while they have given up 1,305 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim +152

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