Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 10/3/2018

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +120 and the Sharks at -182.

Anaheim had a record of 44-25-13 last season and on the road they had a record of 18-15-8-5. They finished 2nd in the Pacific Division. They scored 235 goals and gave up 216 goals for a point differential of +19. For the season they had an ATS record of 44-42-0 and an over/under record of 33-51-0. San Jose finished with a record of 45-27-10 including 21-5-3-1 at home last season. They were 3rd in the Pacific Division. They scored 252 goals and surrendered 229 for a goal differential of +23. Their record against the spread was 51-41-0 while their over/under record was 42-47-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks were 44-42-0 straight up last year

The Anaheim Ducks were 33-51-0 against the over/under last season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks were 51-41-0 straight up last year

The San Jose Sharks were 42-47-0 against the over/under last season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/01/18 D Korbinian Holzer Wrist is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Patrick Eaves Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/01/18 C Ryan Kesler Hip is out indefinitely
09/26/18 RW Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

John Gibson had 31 wins and 18 losses last season in net for the Ducks. He had 1,872 shots against him and he gave up 139 goals. He made 1,733 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Rickard Rakell accumulated 69 total points last season for the Ducks. He had 34 goals last year with 230 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He had a total of 35 assists on the season and averaged 19.4 minutes played per game. Ryan Getzlaf averaged 21.4 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 11 goals on 117 shots. He had 50 assists giving him a total of 61 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns scored 67 total points last year for the Sharks. He had 12 goals last season with 332 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He had a total of 55 assists on the season and averaged 25.2 minutes played per game. Martin Jones had 30 wins and 22 losses last year in goal for the Sharks. He had 1,699 shots against him and he surrendered 145 goals. He made 1,554 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Joe Pavelski averaged 19.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 22 goals on 224 shots. He had 44 assists giving him a total of 66 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks allowed 274 power play opportunities and gave up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% last year. That was 5th in the NHL. They averaged 30 shots per game and as a team shot 9.49% for the season. They allowed 33 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 92%, which was ranked 2nd in the league. The Ducks had 101 total points last season, ranking 9th in the NHL in offense. They were 19th in the league with 235 goals while giving up 216 goals, which was 28th overall. They had 214 power play opportunities and scored 38 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That was 23rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sharks were 12th with 252 goals scored while they were 23rd in the NHL with 229 goals allowed last year. They averaged 33 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 9.33%. They gave up 30 shots per game and had a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 17th place in the league. The Sharks had a total of 100 points last year, which was 11th in the NHL. They had 53 power play goals on 257 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranked their power play unit 16th. They allowed 224 power play opportunities and gave up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, which was 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim was 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 47.7%, as they attempted 4,647 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 5,086 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 47.7% as they had 3,521 attempts while they gave up 3,853 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 26th in the league. The Ducks started possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time, which was 29th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 52.4% for the season. That was 3rd overall in the NHL. They had 2,499 face-off wins compared to 2,374 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 51.3%. That ranked them 8th in the league. On defense Anaheim had 1,949 hits and they blocked 1,233 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose was 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 50.8%, as they attempted 5,002 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,853 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 52.2% as they had 3,798 attempts while they gave up 3,472 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 7th in the league. The Sharks started possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time, which was 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 47.9% for the season. That was 21st overall in the NHL. They had 2,558 face-off wins compared to 2,433 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 51.3%. That ranked them 9th in the league. On defense San Jose had 1,380 hits and they blocked 1,381 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose -182

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