Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 2/13/2018

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at -125 and the Red Wings at +113.

Anaheim has a record of 27-19-11 this year and away from home they have a record of 12-10-7-5. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 160 goals and surrendered 164 goals for a point differential of -4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 27-30-0 and an over/under record of 22-34-0. Detroit has a record of 22-23-9 including 11-11-7-1 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 147 goals and have given up 165 for a goal differential of -18. Their record against the spread is 22-32-0 while their over/under mark is 24-30-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 27-30-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 22-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 22-32-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 24-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

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

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Brandon Montour has scored 22 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 6 goals this season with 116 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 19.2 minutes played per contest. Rickard Rakell averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 22 goals on 152 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the year. John Gibson has 19 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 1,348 shots against him and he's surrendered 104 goals. He's made 1,244 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has 33 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 19 goals this year with 123 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 17.1 minutes played per contest. Henrik Zetterberg averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 7 goals on 118 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Petr Mrazek has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 564 shots against him and he's given up 53 goals. He's made 511 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 65 total points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They've scored 160 goals while giving up 164 scores, which has them ranked 18th and 14th respectively. They have had 157 power play chances and scored 28 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 22nd in the league. The Ducks have given up 207 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 16th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.23% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 6th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 24th in the league with a total of 53 points this season. They have 30 power play goals on 161 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 21st in the NHL. They've given up 171 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 25th overall. As a team, the Red Wings are 25th with a total of 147 goals scored while they've given up 165 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.04%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.7%, as they've attempted 3,241 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,553 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.8% as they have 2,466 attempts while they have given up 2,692 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 47.1% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.9% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 1,777 face-off wins compared to 1,691 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,391 hits and they have blocked 861 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 1,605 face-off wins compared to 1,703 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Detroit has 1,109 hits and they have blocked 725 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Detroit is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8% as they've attempted 2,942 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,085 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.1% ranks 19th as they have 2,278 attempts while they have given up 2,360 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim -125

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