Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 11/14/2018

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

T-Mobile Arena

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The Anaheim Ducks head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +140 and the Golden Knights at -155.

Anaheim has a record of 8-8-3 this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 44 goals and surrendered 54 goals for a point differential of -10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 7-11-0 and an over/under record of 6-11-0. Vegas has a record of 7-10-1 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 44 goals and given up 54 for a goal differential of -10. Their record against the spread is 7-11-0 while their over/under mark is 7-11-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 7-11-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 6-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 7-11-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 7-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/31/18 LW Nick Ritchie Upper Body IR (10/31)
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 Rickard Rakell Knee is out indefinitely

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
10/10/18 C Paul Stastny Lower Body is out indefinitely
09/02/18 D Nate Schmidt Suspension 20-game suspension (eligible to return 11/18 vs Edmonton)

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has scored 13 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 3 goals this season with 54 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Jakob Silfverberg averages 17.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 5 goals on 25 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. John Gibson has 6 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 538 shots against him and he's surrendered 37 goals. He's made 501 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has 15 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 8 goals this year with 77 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. William Karlsson averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 4 goals on 35 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 7 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 370 shots against him and he's given up 39 goals. He's made 331 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 19 total points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They've scored 44 goals while giving up 54 scores, which has them ranked 30th and 15th respectively. They have had 52 power play chances and scored 8 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 26th in the league. The Ducks have given up 68 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 10th when short-handed. They average 26 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.07% for the year. They allow 37 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is 2nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 29th in the league with a total of 15 points this season. They have 10 power play goals on 60 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 25th in the NHL. They've given up 51 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 5th overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 29th with a total of 44 goals scored while they've given up 54 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.05%. As a unit they give up 26 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 30th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 42.8%, as they've attempted 957 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,280 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 41.8% as they have 700 attempts while they have given up 975 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 47.4% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.6% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 565 face-off wins compared to 580 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 401 hits and they have blocked 305 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 59% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 41% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 513 face-off wins compared to 550 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Vegas has 464 hits and they have blocked 230 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 58.2% as they've attempted 1,165 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 836 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 57.8% ranks 2nd as they have 829 attempts while they have given up 606 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim +140

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