Philadelphia Flyers at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 10/30/2018

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Honda Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +107 and the Ducks at -118.

Philadelphia has a record of 4-7-0 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 32 goals and given up 46 goals for a point differential of -14. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-7-0 and an over/under record of 8-3-0. Anaheim has a record of 5-5-2 this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 30 goals and surrendered 34 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 5-6-0 while their over/under record is 4-6-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 4-7-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 8-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 5-6-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 4-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/29/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body left last game, is questionable Tuesday vs Anaheim
10/27/18 LW Michael Raffl Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Anaheim
10/08/18 LW James van Riemsdyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/29/18 LW Nick Ritchie Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Philadelphia
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

Brian Elliott has 2 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 228 shots against him and he's given up 26 goals. He's made 202 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Jakub Voracek has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 3 goals this year with 27 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 3 goals on 40 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has scored 7 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 2 goals this season with 33 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. John Gibson has 4 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 384 shots against him and he's surrendered 24 goals. He's made 360 saves for a save percentage of 94%. Jakob Silfverberg averages 15.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 3 goals on 12 shots. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have allowed 40 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 68% this year. That is 31st in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.55% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 86%, which is ranked 31st in the league. The Flyers have 8 total points this season, ranking 27th in the NHL in offense. They are 17th in the league with 32 goals while they've given up 46 goals, which is 1st overall. They have had 40 power play opportunities and scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Ducks are 22nd with 30 goals scored while they are 14th in the NHL with 34 goals allowed this year. They average 25 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.20%. They give up 39 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them in 2nd place in the league. The Ducks have a total of 12 points this year, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 5 power play goals on 30 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 20th. They've allowed 40 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52%, as they've attempted 644 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 594 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.4% as they have 473 attempts while they have given up 448 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.5% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the season. That is 13th overall in the NHL. They have 365 face-off wins compared to 263 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 58.1%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 256 hits and they have blocked 146 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 43.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 56.6% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 346 face-off wins compared to 375 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 281 hits and they have blocked 210 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 39.7% as they've attempted 568 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 863 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 38.7% ranks 31st as they have 412 attempts while they have given up 653 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim -118

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