Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/9/2018

Friday, November 9, 2018

Honda Center

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, November 9, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Wild at -112 and the Ducks at -117.

Minnesota has a record of 8-4-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 43 goals and given up 40 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-6-0 and an over/under record of 7-6-0. Anaheim is 7-7-3 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 41 goals and surrendered 48 for a goal differential of -7. Their record against the spread is 6-10-0 while their over/under record is 5-10-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 8-6-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 7-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 6-10-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 5-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/07/18 C Eric Staal Illness is questionable Thursday vs Los Angeles
10/19/18 C Matt Hendricks Leg is out 2-4 weeks
10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

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

Jason Zucker has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Wild. He has 4 goals this year with 48 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 17.5 minutes played per game. Zach Parise averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 5 goals on 42 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 6 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 357 shots against him and he's given up 25 goals. He's made 332 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Jakob Silfverberg has scored 10 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 5 goals this season with 22 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 17.3 minutes played per game. Rickard Rakell averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 3 goals on 47 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the season. John Gibson has 5 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 460 shots against him and he's surrendered 31 goals. He's made 429 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 18 total points this season, which ranks them 10th in the NHL. They are 20th in the league in goals scored with 43 while they've given up 40 goals, ranking them 25th overall. They have had 46 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 18th in the NHL. The Wild have allowed 54 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, putting them 4th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.75% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 10th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 16th in the NHL with a total of 17 points this year. They have 7 power play goals on 48 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 26th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 57 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 18th in the NHL. As a team, the Ducks are 24th in the league with 41 goals scored while they've given up 48 goals, which is 10th overall. They average 26 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.45%. As a team they give up 37 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.6%, as they've attempted 786 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 864 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.1% as they have 597 attempts while they have given up 645 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 49.8% of the time, which is 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.2% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 455 face-off wins compared to 425 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 277 hits and they have blocked 219 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 498 face-off wins compared to 513 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 360 hits and they have blocked 272 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 42.7% as they've attempted 857 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,150 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 41.4% ranks 31st as they have 621 attempts while they have given up 878 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota -112

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