Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 12/5/2018

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Honda Center

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at +130 and the Ducks at -160.

Chicago has a record of 9-14-5 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 77 goals and given up 104 goals for a point differential of -27. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-19-0 and an over/under record of 14-12-0. Anaheim is 14-10-5 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 70 goals and surrendered 83 for a goal differential of -13. Their record against the spread is 14-15-0 while their over/under record is 10-18-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 9-19-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 14-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 14-15-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 10-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

11/16/18 D Brandon Davidson Leg is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Connor Murphy Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Gustav Forsling Wrist is out indefinitely

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

11/15/18 D Cam Fowler Facial is out indefinitely
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

Patrick Kane has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 13 goals this year with 104 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 21.9 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 12 goals on 74 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 5 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 534 shots against him and he's given up 52 goals. He's made 482 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has scored 22 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 8 goals this season with 54 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Rickard Rakell averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 5 goals on 85 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season. John Gibson has 10 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 762 shots against him and he's surrendered 56 goals. He's made 706 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 23 total points this season, which ranks them 29th in the NHL. They are 20th in the league in goals scored with 77 while they've given up 104 goals, ranking them 2nd overall. They have had 80 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 31st in the NHL. The Blackhawks have allowed 83 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, putting them 29th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.63% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 27th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 10th in the NHL with a total of 33 points this year. They have 14 power play goals on 82 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 22nd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 105 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 13th in the NHL. As a team, the Ducks are 28th in the league with 70 goals scored while they've given up 83 goals, which is 15th overall. They average 26 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.11%. As a team they give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 3rd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4%, as they've attempted 1,660 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,633 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.8% as they have 1,223 attempts while they have given up 1,281 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 809 face-off wins compared to 820 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Chicago has 407 hits and they have blocked 352 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 872 face-off wins compared to 861 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 614 hits and they have blocked 453 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.9% as they've attempted 1,480 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,890 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 43.3% ranks 31st as they have 1,099 attempts while they have given up 1,437 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago +130

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