Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 10/25/2018

Thursday, October 25, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Anaheim Ducks head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Thursday, October 25, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +138 and the Stars at -182.

Anaheim has a record of 5-4-1 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 25 goals and surrendered 25 goals for a point differential of 0. For the year they have an ATS mark of 5-5-0 and an over/under record of 3-6-0. Dallas has a record of 4-4-0 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 23 goals and given up 23 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 4-4-0 while their over/under mark is 3-4-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 5-5-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 3-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 4-4-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 3-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/23/18 RW Jakob Silfverberg Hand IR (10/23)
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

10/23/18 RW Alexander Radulov Lower Body is questionable
10/23/18 RW Valeri Nichushkin Undisclosed is questionable
10/03/18 C Martin Hanzal Back IR (10/03)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Jakob Silfverberg has scored 7 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 3 goals this season with 10 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 30%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 15.2 minutes played per contest. Rickard Rakell averages 17.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 2 goals on 26 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the year. John Gibson has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 294 shots against him and he's surrendered 15 goals. He's made 279 stops for a save percentage of 95%.

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has 8 total points this season for the Stars. He has 4 goals this year with 24 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Tyler Seguin averages 21.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 3 goals on 46 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the year. Ben Bishop has 3 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 183 shots against him and he's given up 14 goals. He's made 169 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 11 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 25 goals while giving up 25 scores, which has them ranked 18th and 17th respectively. They have had 26 power play chances and scored 5 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 19th in the league. The Ducks have given up 35 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 17th when short-handed. They average 24 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.46% for the year. They allow 38 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 94%, which is 2nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 22nd in the league with a total of 8 points this season. They have 8 power play goals on 24 chances for a percentage of 33%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 22 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 12th overall. As a team, the Stars are 22nd with a total of 23 goals scored while they've given up 23 goals this season, ranking 23rd in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.71%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 39.5%, as they've attempted 465 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 713 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 38.4% as they have 336 attempts while they have given up 539 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 43.5% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 56.5% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 286 face-off wins compared to 314 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 227 hits and they have blocked 174 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 45.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 54.1% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 260 face-off wins compared to 230 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.1%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Dallas has 160 hits and they have blocked 117 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Dallas is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2% as they've attempted 468 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 465 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.9% ranks 18th as they have 346 attempts while they have given up 348 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim +138

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