Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 10/14/2018

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Enterprise Center

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Enterprise Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Sunday, October 14, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +125 and the Blues at -155.

Anaheim has a record of 3-0-1 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 11 goals and surrendered 7 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 3-1-0 and an over/under record of 1-2-0. St. Louis has a record of 1-1-1 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 10 goals and given up 13 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 1-2-0 while their over/under mark is 2-0-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 3-1-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 1-2-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 2-0-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/13/18 C Ryan Getzlaf Lower Body is out Saturday vs Dallas & Sunday vs St. Louis
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 St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/13/18 LW Jaden Schwartz Lower Body is downgraded to doubtful Saturday vs Chicago
10/04/18 D Carl Gunnarsson Hip is out indefinitely
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Luke Opilka Hip is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Nikita Soshnikov Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Robby Fabbri Groin is out indefinitely
10/03/18 C Oskar Sundqvist Upper Body IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Jakob Silfverberg has scored 5 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 1 goal this season with 4 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 16 minutes played per contest. Rickard Rakell averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 1 goal on 5 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 3 points on the year. John Gibson has 3 wins and no losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 134 shots against him and he's surrendered 6 goals. He's made 128 stops for a save percentage of 96%.

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has 2 total points this season for the Blues. He has 2 goals this year with 20 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 21 minutes of ice time per contest. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 4 points on the year. Jake Allen has 1 win and 1 loss this season in net for the Blues. He has 89 shots against him and he's given up 13 goals. He's made 76 saves for a save percentage of 85%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 7 total points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They've scored 11 goals while giving up 7 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 26th respectively. They have had 11 power play chances and scored 2 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 18th in the league. The Ducks have given up 12 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92%, ranking them 6th when short-handed. They average 22 shots per contest and as a team shoot 12.64% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 96%, which is 1st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 24th in the league with a total of 3 points this season. They have 4 power play goals on 16 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 10 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%, ranking 7th overall. As a team, the Blues are 19th with a total of 10 goals scored while they've given up 13 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.62%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 85%, putting them 29th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 38.5%, as they've attempted 177 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 283 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 38.6% as they have 134 attempts while they have given up 213 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 45.7% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.3% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 110 face-off wins compared to 126 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.6%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 105 hits and they have blocked 70 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 56.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 43.4% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 107 face-off wins compared to 93 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.5%. That is 6th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 60 hits and they have blocked 35 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. St. Louis is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.6% as they've attempted 177 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 153 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.9% ranks 9th as they have 138 attempts while they have given up 118 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Anaheim +125

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