Anaheim Ducks at Arizona Coyotes Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 3/5/2019

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Gila River Arena

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +130 and the Coyotes at -155.

Anaheim has a record of 25-32-9 this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 141 goals and surrendered 201 goals for a point differential of -60. For the year they have an ATS mark of 24-41-0 and an over/under record of 22-40-0. Arizona has a record of 32-28-5 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 172 goals and given up 182 for a goal differential of -10. Their record against the spread is 32-33-0 while their over/under mark is 28-34-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 24-41-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 22-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 32-33-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 28-34-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

02/15/19 GO Chad Johnson Head IR (02/15)
01/21/19 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (01/21)

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/06/18 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body IR (12/06)
12/03/18 RW Michael Grabner Eye is out indefinitely
11/17/18 D Jason Demers Lower Body is out for season
03/01/19 C Derek Stepan Leg is out indefinitely
01/03/19 C Nick Schmaltz Upper Body IR (01/03); is out for season

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has scored 27 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 9 goals this season with 142 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Adam Henrique averages 16.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 12 goals on 100 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the year. John Gibson has 18 wins and 20 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 1,493 shots against him and he's surrendered 126 goals. He's made 1,367 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has 35 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 9 goals this year with 142 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 23.7 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 12 goals on 156 attempts. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the year. Darcy Kuemper has 20 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 1,207 shots against him and he's given up 99 goals. He's made 1,108 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 59 total points this year, which is 27th in the NHL. They've scored 141 goals while giving up 201 scores, which has them ranked 31st and 15th respectively. They have had 172 power play chances and scored 26 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th in the league. The Ducks have given up 210 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.70% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 19th in the league with a total of 69 points this season. They have 36 power play goals on 207 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 186 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 2nd overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 28th with a total of 172 goals scored while they've given up 182 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.54%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 9th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.5%, as they've attempted 3,562 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,100 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.8% as they have 2,644 attempts while they have given up 3,133 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 1,966 face-off wins compared to 1,823 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,498 hits and they have blocked 967 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 1,803 face-off wins compared to 2,045 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.9%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,542 hits and they have blocked 1,028 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Arizona is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7% as they've attempted 3,803 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,847 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.2% ranks 16th as they have 2,837 attempts while they have given up 2,819 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim +130

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