Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 3/9/2018

Friday, March 9, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Friday, March 9, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +118 and the Stars at -130.

Anaheim has a record of 34-21-12 this season and on the road they have a record of 15-12-7-5. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 190 goals and given up 183 goals for a point differential of +7. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-33-0 and an over/under record of 25-41-0. Dallas has a record of 37-24-6 including 23-10-3-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 195 goals and surrendered 176 for a goal differential of +19. Their record against the spread is 37-30-0 while their over/under record is 34-31-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 34-33-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 25-41-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 37-30-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 34-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Illness IR (10/14)

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

03/08/18 GO Ben Bishop Lower Body is OUT Friday vs Anaheim
03/06/18 D Esa Lindell Illness is "?" Friday vs Anaheim
03/06/18 C Radek Faksa Lower Body is "?" Friday vs Anaheim
03/01/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

John Gibson has 25 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 1,571 shots against him and he's given up 115 goals. He's made 1,456 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Ryan Getzlaf has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 9 goals this year with 96 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 38 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Rickard Rakell averages 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 28 goals on 182 shots. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 56 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has scored 58 total points this year for the Stars. He has 22 goals this season with 194 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Kari Lehtonen has 11 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 579 shots against him and he's surrendered 47 goals. He's made 532 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Tyler Seguin averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 36 goals on 269 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 62 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have allowed 238 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this year. That is 4th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.39% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 1st in the league. The Ducks has 80 total points this season, ranking 10th in the NHL in offense. They are 19th in the league with 190 goals while they've given up 183 goals, which is 25th overall. They have had 179 power play opportunities and scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 23rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 15th with 195 goals scored while they are 26th in the NHL with 176 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.20%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 9th place in the league. The Stars have a total of 80 points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 39 power play goals on 206 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks their power play unit 21st. They've allowed 231 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.1%, as they've attempted 3,782 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,245 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.3% as they have 2,879 attempts while they have given up 3,214 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 46.7% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.3% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 2,065 face-off wins compared to 1,976 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,630 hits and they have blocked 1,031 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 2,254 face-off wins compared to 1,981 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.2%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,488 hits and they have blocked 1,047 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. Dallas is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they've attempted 3,967 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,802 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.4% ranks 11th as they have 2,914 attempts while they have given up 2,755 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas -130

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