Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 10/8/2018

Monday, October 8, 2018

Honda Center

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, October 8, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +200 and the Ducks at -275.

Detroit has a record of 0-0-1 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 2 goals and given up 3 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 0-1-0 and an over/under record of 0-1-0. Anaheim is 2-0-0 including 2-0-0-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 6 goals and surrendered 2 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 1-0-0 while their over/under record is 1-0-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 0-1-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 0-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 1-0-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 1-0-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/07/18 D Niklas Kronwall Undisclosed is questionable Sunday vs Los Angeles
10/06/18 D Jonathan Ericsson Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs Los Angeles
10/04/18 D Brian Lashoff Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Evgeny Svechnikov Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Mike Green Illness IR (10/01)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

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
10/01/18 C Ryan Kesler Hip is out indefinitely
09/26/18 RW Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 2 total points this season for the Red Wings. He averages 17 minutes played per game. Gustav Nyquist averages 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 2 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 39 shots against him and he's given up 3 goals. He's made 36 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has scored 3 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 1 goal this season with 4 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Ryan Getzlaf averages 15.5 minutes of ice time per game. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 2 points on the season. John Gibson has 2 wins and 0 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 74 shots against him and he's surrendered 2 goals. He's made 72 saves for a save percentage of 97%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 1 total point this season, which ranks them 25th in the NHL. They are 26th in the league in goals scored with 2 while they've given up 3 goals, ranking them 23rd overall. They have had 3 power play opportunities and have scored 1 goal on those chances for a percentage of 33%. That is 7th in the NHL. The Red Wings have allowed 6 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 12th in the league when short-handed. They average 20 shots per game and as a team shoot 10% for the season. They allow 39 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 10th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 5th in the NHL with a total of 4 points this year. They have 2 power play goals on 5 opportunities for a percentage of 40%. That ranks them 5th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 7 power play opportunities and have given up 0 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 100%. That is 7th in the NHL. As a team, the Ducks are 14th in the league with 6 goals scored while they've given up 2 goals, which is 29th overall. They average 18 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 17.14%. As a team they give up 37 shots per game and have a save percentage of 97%. That is 3rd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 37.2%, as they've attempted 45 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 76 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 33.3% as they have 28 attempts while they have given up 56 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 41.6% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 58.4% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 34 face-off wins compared to 45 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 43%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense Detroit has 20 hits and they have blocked 20 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 41.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 58.2% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 55 face-off wins compared to 62 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 50 hits and they have blocked 37 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 31.8% as they've attempted 70 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 150 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 31.5% ranks 31st as they have 52 attempts while they have given up 113 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim -275

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