Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 2/19/2018

Monday, February 19, 2018

T-Mobile Arena

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The Anaheim Ducks head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, February 19, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +151 and the Golden Knights at -167.

Anaheim has a record of 29-20-11 this year and away from home they have a record of 14-11-7-5. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 167 goals and surrendered 170 goals for a point differential of -3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-31-0 and an over/under record of 22-36-0. Vegas has a record of 39-15-4 including 22-4-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 202 goals and have given up 158 for a goal differential of +44. Their record against the spread is 38-19-0 while their over/under mark is 32-23-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 28-31-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 22-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 38-19-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 32-23-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Illness IR (10/14)
02/18/18 C Ryan Kesler Lower Body missed last game, is "?" Monday vs Vegas

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
02/17/18 D Shea Theodore Illness is "?" Monday vs Anaheim
02/17/18 D Jon Merrill Lower Body is "?" Monday vs Anaheim
02/17/18 LW Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Wrist left last game, is "?" Monday vs Anaheim
02/10/18 GO Malcolm Subban Upper Body IR (02/10)
02/10/18 LW William Carrier Upper Body IR (02/07)

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has scored 35 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 7 goals this season with 80 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 28 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Rickard Rakell averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 22 goals on 157 attempts. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 46 points on the year. John Gibson has 20 wins and 15 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 1,408 shots against him and he's surrendered 108 goals. He's made 1,300 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

James Neal has 39 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 24 goals this year with 162 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 17.3 minutes played per contest. David Perron averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 14 goals on 93 attempts. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 18 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 793 shots against him and he's given up 53 goals. He's made 740 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 67 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 164 goals while giving up 168 scores, which has them ranked 19th and 16th respectively. They have had 163 power play chances and scored 28 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 26th in the league. The Ducks have given up 214 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 15th when short-handed. They average 27 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.40% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 3rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 2nd in the league with a total of 80 points this season. They have 38 power play goals on 180 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 164 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 14th overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 4th with a total of 196 goals scored while they've given up 155 goals this season, ranking 26th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.46%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.7%, as they've attempted 3,350 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,677 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.9% as they have 2,548 attempts while they have given up 2,773 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 47.1% of the time, which is 29th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.9% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 1,835 face-off wins compared to 1,742 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,441 hits and they have blocked 904 shots from the opposition, putting them 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 52.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.3% for the year. That ranks them 10th and 27th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,715 face-off wins as opposed to 1,791 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,085 hits and they've blocked 848 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 16th in blocked shots. Vegas is ranked 10th in Corsi percentage with 52% as they've tried 3,500 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,231 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 10th in the NHL at 52.2%, as they have 2,607 shots while they've given up 2,383 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim +151

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