Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks Against the Spread 3/15/2019

Friday, March 15, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, March 15, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +156 and the Avalanche at -173.

Anaheim has a record of 28-34-9 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 161 goals and given up 214 goals for a point differential of -53. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-43-0 and an over/under record of 24-43-0. Colorado is 30-28-12 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 222 goals and surrendered 217 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 30-40-0 while their over/under record is 36-33-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 28-43-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 24-43-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 30-40-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 36-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

03/12/19 C Ryan Kesler Hip is questionable Thursday vs Arizona
03/12/19 D Brendan Guhle Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Arizona
02/15/19 GO Chad Johnson Head IR (02/15)
01/21/19 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (01/21)

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/08/19 LW Gabriel Landeskog Upper Body IR (03/08)
02/25/19 LW Matt Nieto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Adam Henrique has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 16 goals this year with 109 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 16.6 minutes played per game. Rickard Rakell averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 11 goals on 156 shots. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the season. John Gibson has 20 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 1,597 shots against him and he's given up 135 goals. He's made 1,462 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has scored 87 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 35 goals this season with 304 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 52 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Mikko Rantanen averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 30 goals on 183 shots. He has 56 assists, giving him a total of 86 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 19 wins and 17 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,402 shots against him and he's surrendered 126 goals. He's made 1,276 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 65 total points this season, which ranks them 27th in the NHL. They are 31st in the league in goals scored with 161 while they've given up 214 goals, ranking them 13th overall. They have had 187 power play opportunities and have scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the NHL. The Ducks have allowed 234 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, putting them 21st in the league when short-handed. They average 28 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.23% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 9th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 21st in the NHL with a total of 72 points this year. They have 56 power play goals on 250 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks them 8th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 243 power play opportunities and have given up 55 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 28th in the NHL. As a team, the Avalanche are 9th in the league with 222 goals scored while they've given up 217 goals, which is 10th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.64%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 20th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.5%, as they've attempted 3,819 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,400 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.8% as they have 2,833 attempts while they have given up 3,357 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 2,116 face-off wins compared to 1,975 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,630 hits and they have blocked 1,043 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 2,018 face-off wins compared to 2,146 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,440 hits and they have blocked 1,100 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Colorado is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1% as they've attempted 4,102 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,091 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 13th as they have 3,054 attempts while they have given up 2,991 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim +156

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