Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/7/2018

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Honda Center

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The Calgary Flames head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at -115 and the Ducks at -105.

Calgary has a record of 9-5-1 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 52 goals and surrendered 50 goals for a point differential of +2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-6-0 and an over/under record of 9-6-0. Anaheim has a record of 6-6-3 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 37 goals and given up 42 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 6-9-0 while their over/under mark is 5-9-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 9-6-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 9-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 6-9-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 5-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

11/05/18 RW Carter Rowney Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Los Angeles
11/05/18 D Josh Manson Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Los Angeles
11/05/18 LW Max Comtois Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Los Angeles
11/05/18 C Ryan Getzlaf Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Los Angeles
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 Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has scored 18 total points this year for the Flames. He has 8 goals this season with 40 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 6 goals on 47 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Mike Smith has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Flames. He has 264 shots against him and he's surrendered 34 goals. He's made 230 stops for a save percentage of 87%.

Player Spotlight

Jakob Silfverberg has 9 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 4 goals this year with 18 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 16.8 minutes played per contest. Rickard Rakell averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 3 goals on 40 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the year. John Gibson has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 434 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 406 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 19 total points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They've scored 52 goals while giving up 50 scores, which has them ranked 2nd and 6th respectively. They have had 60 power play chances and scored 10 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the league. The Flames have given up 50 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, ranking them 27th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.44% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 23rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 21st in the league with a total of 15 points this season. They have 7 power play goals on 41 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the NHL. They've given up 53 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 14th overall. As a team, the Ducks are 27th with a total of 37 goals scored while they've given up 42 goals this season, ranking 15th in goals against. They average 25 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.76%. As a unit they give up 37 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 4th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55%, as they've attempted 948 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 777 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54% as they have 701 attempts while they have given up 598 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 55.7% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.3% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 462 face-off wins compared to 431 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Calgary has 232 hits and they have blocked 179 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.7% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 432 face-off wins compared to 450 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Anaheim has 329 hits and they have blocked 252 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 41.9% as they've attempted 746 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,033 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 40.8% ranks 31st as they have 538 attempts while they have given up 781 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary -115

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