Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/21/2018

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Honda Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +118 and the Ducks at -155.

Vancouver has a record of 10-11-2 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 70 goals and given up 84 goals for a point differential of -14. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-13-0 and an over/under record of 12-11-0. Anaheim is 8-9-5 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 48 goals and surrendered 65 for a goal differential of -17. Their record against the spread is 8-14-0 while their over/under record is 7-14-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 10-13-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 12-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 8-14-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 7-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/10/18 RW Brock Boeser Groin is out indefinitely
10/25/18 D Alexander Edler Lower Body IR (10/25)
10/25/18 LW Sven Baertschi Upper Body IR (10/25)
10/15/18 C Jay Beagle Forearm is out indefinitely
10/14/18 RW Derek Dorsett Neck is out for season
10/02/18 LW Antoine Roussel None IR (10/02)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

11/20/18 D Hampus Lindholm Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Vancouver
11/20/18 GO John Gibson Illness is questionable Wednesday vs Vancouver
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

Bo Horvat has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 10 goals this year with 58 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 20.7 minutes played per game. Elias Pettersson averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 27% by scoring 12 goals on 44 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 7 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 533 shots against him and he's given up 55 goals. He's made 478 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has scored 13 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 3 goals this season with 66 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Jakob Silfverberg averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 5 goals on 32 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 2 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 211 shots against him and he's surrendered 16 goals. He's made 195 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 22 total points this season, which ranks them 17th in the NHL. They are 8th in the league in goals scored with 70 while they've given up 84 goals, ranking them 2nd overall. They have had 78 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 19th in the NHL. The Canucks have allowed 86 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, putting them 21st in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.64% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 28th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 21st in the NHL with a total of 21 points this year. They have 9 power play goals on 60 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 26th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 78 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 13th in the NHL. As a team, the Ducks are 30th in the league with 48 goals scored while they've given up 65 goals, which is 13th overall. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.19%. As a team they give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 5th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.6%, as they've attempted 1,170 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,397 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.1% as they have 905 attempts while they have given up 1,056 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 695 face-off wins compared to 736 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Vancouver has 493 hits and they have blocked 341 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th 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 666 face-off wins compared to 657 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 15th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 455 hits and they have blocked 365 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.8% as they've attempted 1,158 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,485 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 42.8% ranks 31st as they have 839 attempts while they have given up 1,120 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +118

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