Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 4/1/2018

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Honda Center

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, April 1, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +133 and the Ducks at -180.

Colorado has a record of 42-28-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 15-17-6-1. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 246 goals and given up 224 goals for a point differential of +22. For the season they have an ATS record of 42-36-0 and an over/under record of 39-32-0. Anaheim is 40-25-13 including 23-10-5-2 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 220 goals and surrendered 209 for a goal differential of +11. Their record against the spread is 40-38-0 while their over/under record is 30-47-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 42-36-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 39-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 40-38-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 30-47-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

03/31/18 D Erik Johnson Undisclosed is "?" Sunday vs Anaheim
03/31/18 GO Semyon Varlamov Undisclosed injured last game, is "?" Sunday vs Anaheim
01/30/18 D Mark Barberio Lower Body IR (01/24)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Illness IR (10/14)
03/16/18 D Kevin Bieksa Hand IR (03/15)

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has accumulated 82 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 28 goals this year with 170 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 54 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 38 goals on 268 shots. He has 55 assists, giving him a total of 93 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 24 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 1,595 shots against him and he's given up 128 goals. He's made 1,467 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has scored 57 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 11 goals this season with 111 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 46 assists on the season and averages 21.3 minutes played per game. Rickard Rakell averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 32 goals on 214 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 66 points on the season. John Gibson has 31 wins and 18 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 1,862 shots against him and he's surrendered 138 goals. He's made 1,724 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 92 total points this season, which ranks them 14th in the NHL. They are 9th in the league in goals scored with 246 while they've given up 224 goals, ranking them 18th overall. They have had 285 power play opportunities and have scored 61 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the NHL. The Avalanche have allowed 261 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, putting them 3rd in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.65% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 7th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 12th in the NHL with a total of 93 points this year. They have 36 power play goals on 203 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks them 22nd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 262 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 4th in the NHL. As a team, the Ducks are 21st in the league with 220 goals scored while they've given up 209 goals, which is 26th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.39%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.9%, as they've attempted 4,246 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,810 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.8% as they have 3,152 attempts while they have given up 3,585 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 2,007 face-off wins compared to 2,551 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,541 hits and they have blocked 1,225 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.6% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 2,371 face-off wins compared to 2,264 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,870 hits and they have blocked 1,174 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Anaheim is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5% as they've attempted 4,397 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,866 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.4% ranks 27th as they have 3,329 attempts while they have given up 3,692 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Anaheim -180

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