Anaheim Ducks at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 2/5/2018

Monday, February 5, 2018

Air Canada Centre

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, February 5, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +122 and the Maple Leafs at -135.

Anaheim has a record of 25-18-10 this season and on the road they have a record of 11-9-7-5. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 147 goals and given up 149 goals for a point differential of -2. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-28-0 and an over/under record of 20-32-0. Toronto is 30-19-5 including 14-8-2-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 172 goals and surrendered 150 for a goal differential of +22. Their record against the spread is 30-24-0 while their over/under record is 23-27-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 25-28-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 20-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 30-24-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 23-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body IR (10/14)
02/03/18 GO John Gibson Groin is "?" Monday vs Toronto

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia IR (10/03)
02/03/18 D Roman Polak Infection IR (01/30)

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 19 goals this year with 140 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Brandon Montour averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 6 goals on 111 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season. John Gibson has 18 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 1,277 shots against him and he's given up 100 goals. He's made 1,177 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

William Nylander has scored 38 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 10 goals this season with 121 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 16.6 minutes played per game. Auston Matthews averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 23 goals on 133 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 25 wins and 15 losses this year in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 1,477 shots against him and he's surrendered 116 goals. He's made 1,361 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 60 total points this season, which ranks them 15th in the NHL. They are 20th in the league in goals scored with 147 while they've given up 149 goals, ranking them 17th overall. They have had 147 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 22nd in the NHL. The Ducks have allowed 198 power play opportunities and have given up 37 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 9.21% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 6th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 7th in the NHL with a total of 65 points this year. They have 31 power play goals on 150 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 11th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 162 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 6th in the NHL. As a team, the Maple Leafs are 4th in the league with 172 goals scored while they've given up 150 goals, which is 16th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.09%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim has a Corsi percentage of 47.4% as they've tried 2,979 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,306 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 28th in Corsi percentage. They are 22nd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.6% as they have 2,268 shots while they've given up 2,494 attempts on defense. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 47% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 53% for the year. That puts them 30th and 1st in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,657 face-off wins as opposed to 1,549 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 6th overall in the NHL. On defense Anaheim has 1,296 hits and they've blocked 812 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 6th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 1,760 face-off wins compared to 1,648 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Toronto has 1,103 hits and they have blocked 747 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Toronto is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9% as they've attempted 3,260 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,276 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.7% ranks 21st as they have 2,402 attempts while they have given up 2,529 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto -135

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