Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 11/6/2018

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Staples Center

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +128 and the Kings at -167.

Anaheim has a record of 6-6-3 this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 37 goals and surrendered 42 goals for a point differential of -5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-9-0 and an over/under record of 5-9-0. Los Angeles has a record of 4-8-1 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 28 goals and given up 45 for a goal differential of -17. Their record against the spread is 4-9-0 while their over/under mark is 6-6-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 6-9-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 5-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 4-9-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 6-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

11/05/18 RW Carter Rowney Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Los Angeles
11/05/18 D Josh Manson Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Los Angeles
11/05/18 LW Max Comtois Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Los Angeles
11/05/18 C Ryan Getzlaf Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Los Angeles
10/31/18 LW Nick Ritchie Upper Body IR (10/31)
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 Los Angeles Kings Injuries

11/05/18 D Paul LaDue Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Anaheim
10/28/18 GO Jonathan Quick Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 RW Jonny Brodzinski Shoulder IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has scored 11 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 3 goals this season with 40 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Jakob Silfverberg averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by tallying 4 goals on 18 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the year. John Gibson has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 434 shots against him and he's surrendered 28 goals. He's made 406 stops for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Alex Iafallo has 8 total points this season for the Kings. He has 3 goals this year with 22 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 16.4 minutes played per contest. Ilya Kovalchuk averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 4 goals on 33 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the year. Jack Campbell has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 262 shots against him and he's given up 23 goals. He's made 239 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 15 total points this year, which is 19th in the NHL. They've scored 37 goals while giving up 42 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 14th respectively. They have had 41 power play chances and scored 7 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the league. The Ducks have given up 53 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 12th when short-handed. They average 25 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.76% for the year. They allow 37 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is 4th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings are 31st in the league with a total of 9 points this season. They have 7 power play goals on 47 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 37 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 13th overall. As a team, the Kings are 31st with a total of 28 goals scored while they've given up 45 goals this season, ranking 10th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.55%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 41.9%, as they've attempted 746 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,033 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 40.8% as they have 538 attempts while they have given up 781 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 46.3% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.7% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 432 face-off wins compared to 450 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Anaheim has 329 hits and they have blocked 252 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.2% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 420 face-off wins compared to 375 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.8%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 303 hits and they have blocked 175 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. Los Angeles is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've attempted 751 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 717 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.1% ranks 16th as they have 545 attempts while they have given up 542 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim +128

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