Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 10/20/2018

Saturday, October 20, 2018

T-Mobile Arena

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The Anaheim Ducks head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, October 20, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at -215 and the Golden Knights at +193.

Anaheim has a record of 5-1-1 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 21 goals and surrendered 15 goals for a point differential of +6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 5-2-0 and an over/under record of 2-4-0. Vegas has a record of 3-4-0 this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 15 goals and given up 20 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 3-4-0 while their over/under mark is 3-4-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 5-2-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 2-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 3-4-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 3-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/18/18 RW Jakob Silfverberg Hand is out indefinitely
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 Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/19/18 D Deryk Engelland Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Anaheim
10/10/18 C Paul Stastny Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 RW Alex Tuch Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/01/18 C Cody Eakin Lower Body is out indefinitely
09/02/18 D Nate Schmidt Suspension 20-game suspension (eligible to return 11/18 vs Edmonton)

Player Spotlight

Jakob Silfverberg has scored 7 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 3 goals this season with 10 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 30%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 15.2 minutes played per contest. Rickard Rakell averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 1 goal on 18 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 4 points on the year. John Gibson has 4 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 213 shots against him and he's surrendered 11 goals. He's made 202 stops for a save percentage of 95%.

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has 7 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 1 goal this year with 13 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 20.1 minutes played per contest. Jon Marchessault averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 4 goals on 29 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 3 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 144 shots against him and he's given up 15 goals. He's made 129 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 11 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 21 goals while giving up 15 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 27th respectively. They have had 18 power play chances and scored 5 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That is 8th in the league. The Ducks have given up 22 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 9th when short-handed. They average 24 shots per contest and as a team shoot 12.50% for the year. They allow 36 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 94%, which is 1st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 24th in the league with a total of 6 points this season. They have 1 power play goal on 19 chances for a percentage of 5%. That is 31st in the NHL. They've given up 21 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 12th overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 25th with a total of 15 goals scored while they've given up 20 goals this season, ranking 16th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 6.76%. As a unit they give up 25 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 24th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 39.1%, as they've attempted 321 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 499 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 39% as they have 240 attempts while they have given up 375 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 45.7% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.3% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 187 face-off wins compared to 234 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44.4%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 150 hits and they have blocked 124 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 61.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 38.5% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 207 face-off wins compared to 204 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Vegas has 180 hits and they have blocked 73 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Vegas is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 58.3% as they've attempted 451 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 323 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 56.1% ranks 4th as they have 320 attempts while they have given up 250 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim -215

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