Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/18/2018

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Honda Center

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, November 18, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at -104 and the Ducks at -106.

Colorado has a record of 9-6-4 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've tallied 67 goals and surrendered 56 goals for a point differential of +11. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-10-0 and an over/under record of 9-10-0. Anaheim has a record of 8-9-4 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 45 goals and given up 61 for a goal differential of -16. Their record against the spread is 8-13-0 while their over/under mark is 6-14-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 9-10-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 9-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 8-13-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 6-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

11/17/18 LW Matt Nieto Lower Body is questionable Sunday vs Anaheim
10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body 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

Nathan MacKinnon has scored 26 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 12 goals this season with 80 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 22.3 minutes played per contest. Mikko Rantanen averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by tallying 7 goals on 40 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 6 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 405 shots against him and he's surrendered 30 goals. He's made 375 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has 13 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 3 goals this year with 63 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Jakob Silfverberg averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 5 goals on 30 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. John Gibson has 6 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 585 shots against him and he's given up 42 goals. He's made 543 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 22 total points this year, which is 12th in the NHL. They've scored 67 goals while giving up 56 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 15th respectively. They have had 64 power play chances and scored 18 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That is 4th in the league. The Avalanche have given up 76 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 15th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.96% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 12th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 18th in the league with a total of 20 points this season. They have 8 power play goals on 57 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 26th in the NHL. They've given up 76 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 6th overall. As a team, the Ducks are 30th with a total of 45 goals scored while they've given up 61 goals this season, ranking 11th in goals against. They average 26 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.14%. As a unit they give up 36 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.3%, as they've attempted 989 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,147 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.1% as they have 745 attempts while they have given up 836 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 522 face-off wins compared to 616 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.9%. That ranks them 30th in the league. On defense Colorado has 390 hits and they have blocked 311 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 629 face-off wins compared to 631 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 439 hits and they have blocked 341 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Anaheim is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.9% as they've attempted 1,103 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,407 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 42.7% ranks 31st as they have 795 attempts while they have given up 1,066 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado -104

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