Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 3/8/2018

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Thursday, March 8, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +134 and the Predators at -148.

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. Nashville is 43-14-9 including 23-7-3-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 216 goals and surrendered 168 for a goal differential of +48. Their record against the spread is 43-23-0 while their over/under record is 33-32-0.

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 Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 43-23-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 33-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

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

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/06/18 D Roman Josi Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Anaheim

Player Spotlight

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. 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%.

Player Spotlight

Kevin Fiala has scored 42 total points this year for the Predators. He has 21 goals this season with 152 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 15.3 minutes played per game. P.K. Subban averages 24.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 15 goals on 169 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 36 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Predators. He has 1,540 shots against him and he's surrendered 111 goals. He's made 1,429 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 80 total points this season, which ranks them 9th in the NHL. They are 18th in the league in goals scored with 190 while they've given up 183 goals, ranking them 25th overall. They have had 179 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 23rd in the NHL. The Ducks have allowed 238 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 4th in the league when short-handed. 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%. That puts them 1st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 2nd in the NHL with a total of 95 points this year. They have 50 power play goals on 225 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks them 4th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 237 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 12th in the NHL. As a team, the Predators are 6th in the league with 216 goals scored while they've given up 168 goals, which is 29th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.10%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

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 Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the year. That ranks them 25th and 8th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,199 face-off wins as opposed to 1,953 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,357 hits and they've blocked 956 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 19th in blocked shots. Nashville is ranked 9th in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they've tried 3,989 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,824 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 13th in the NHL at 51%, as they have 2,987 shots while they've given up 2,868 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville -148

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