Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 10/13/2018

Saturday, October 13, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Anaheim Ducks head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +120 and the Stars at -167.

Anaheim has a record of 3-0-1 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 11 goals and surrendered 7 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 3-1-0 and an over/under record of 1-2-0. Dallas has a record of 2-1-0 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 12 goals and given up 8 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 2-1-0 while their over/under mark is 1-1-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 3-1-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 2-1-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 1-1-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/11/18 C Ryan Getzlaf Lower Body is out Saturday vs Dallas
10/03/18 RW Ondrej Kase Concussion IR (10/03)
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 Dallas Stars Injuries

10/11/18 RW Valeri Nichushkin Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Anaheim
10/03/18 C Martin Hanzal Back IR (10/03)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has scored 3 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 1 goal this season with 5 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 16.8 minutes played per contest. Jakob Silfverberg averages 16 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by tallying 1 goal on 4 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the year. John Gibson has 3 wins and no losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 134 shots against him and he's surrendered 6 goals. He's made 128 stops for a save percentage of 96%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has 8 total points this season for the Stars. He has 3 goals this year with 15 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averages 18 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 27% by scoring 3 goals on 11 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Stars. He has 92 shots against him and he's given up 7 goals. He's made 85 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 7 total points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They've scored 11 goals while giving up 7 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 26th respectively. They have had 11 power play chances and scored 2 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 18th in the league. The Ducks have given up 12 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92%, ranking them 6th when short-handed. They average 22 shots per contest and as a team shoot 12.64% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 96%, which is 1st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 18th in the league with a total of 4 points this season. They have 4 power play goals on 8 chances for a percentage of 50%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 8 power play opportunities and surrendered 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking 20th overall. As a team, the Stars are 14th with a total of 12 goals scored while they've given up 8 goals this season, ranking 23rd in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.77%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 38.5%, as they've attempted 177 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 283 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 38.6% as they have 134 attempts while they have given up 213 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 45.7% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.3% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 110 face-off wins compared to 126 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.6%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 105 hits and they have blocked 70 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 41.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 58.9% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 108 face-off wins compared to 85 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 56%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Dallas has 76 hits and they have blocked 45 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Dallas is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.9% as they've attempted 170 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 178 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.2% ranks 20th as they have 124 attempts while they have given up 133 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas -167

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