Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 2/17/2018

Saturday, February 17, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, February 17, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +113 and the Wild at -125.

Anaheim has a record of 28-20-11 this season and on the road they have a record of 13-11-7-5. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 164 goals and given up 168 goals for a point differential of -4. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-31-0 and an over/under record of 22-36-0. Minnesota is 31-20-6 including 20-5-5-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 170 goals and surrendered 163 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 31-26-0 while their over/under record is 30-25-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 28-31-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 22-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 31-26-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 30-25-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

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

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

02/15/18 RW Chris Stewart Illness is "?" Saturday vs Anaheim
02/07/18 D Jonas Brodin Hand is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 7 goals this year with 79 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Rickard Rakell averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 22 goals on 155 shots. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 46 points on the season. John Gibson has 19 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 1,364 shots against him and he's given up 106 goals. He's made 1,258 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 40 total points this year for the Wild. He has 22 goals this season with 142 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 17.1 minutes played per game. Eric Staal averages 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 25 goals on 149 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 23 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Wild. He has 1,186 shots against him and he's surrendered 95 goals. He's made 1,091 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 65 total points this season, which ranks them 16th in the NHL. They are 19th in the league in goals scored with 161 while they've given up 166 goals, ranking them 14th overall. They have had 161 power play opportunities and have scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 24th in the NHL. The Ducks have allowed 209 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 15th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.11% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 5th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 10th in the NHL with a total of 68 points this year. They have 36 power play goals on 168 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 9th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 201 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 16th in the NHL. As a team, the Wild are 14th in the league with 168 goals scored while they've given up 158 goals, which is 22nd overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.08%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 47.9% as they've tried 3,307 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,595 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 24th in Corsi percentage. They are 22nd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48% as they have 2,512 shots while they've given up 2,720 attempts on defense. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 47.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the year. That puts them 29th and 1st in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,810 face-off wins as opposed to 1,709 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 8th overall in the NHL. On defense Anaheim has 1,417 hits and they've blocked 875 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 10th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the year. That ranks them 26th and 7th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,675 face-off wins as opposed to 1,673 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 955 hits and they've blocked 887 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 5th in blocked shots. Minnesota is ranked 31st in Corsi percentage with 45.9% as they've tried 2,908 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,428 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 28th in the NHL at 46.8%, as they have 2,239 shots while they've given up 2,541 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota -125

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