Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild NHL Parlay 1/17/2019

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Xcel Energy Center

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, January 17, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +130 and the Wild at -160.

Anaheim has a record of 19-19-9 this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 113 goals and surrendered 143 goals for a point differential of -30. For the year they have an ATS mark of 19-27-0 and an over/under record of 16-27-0. Minnesota has a record of 23-20-3 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 131 goals and given up 134 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 22-23-0 while their over/under mark is 20-21-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 19-27-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 16-27-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 22-23-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 20-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/12/18 GO Ryan Miller MCL is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Patrick Eaves Shoulder is out indefinitely
09/26/18 RW Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely
01/15/19 RW Jakob Silfverberg Lower Body left last game, is questionable Thursday vs Minnesota

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/10/19 C Eric Fehr Upper Body is out 1-2 weeks

Player Spotlight

John Gibson has 15 wins and 15 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 1,262 shots against him and he's surrendered 103 goals. He's made 1,159 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Brandon Montour has scored 22 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 5 goals this season with 96 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 23.3 minutes played per contest. Ryan Getzlaf averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 10 goals on 100 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has 41 total points this season for the Wild. He has 19 goals this year with 138 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Devan Dubnyk has 17 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,062 shots against him and he's given up 95 goals. He's made 967 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jason Zucker averages 17 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 13 goals on 129 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have given up 155 power play opportunities and surrendered 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 14th in the league. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.61% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 5th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Ducks are 19th overall with 47 total points this year. They are 30th in the league with 113 goals and 11th in goals allowed with 143. They've had 130 power play chances and scored 19 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 24th with a total of 131 goals scored while they are 21st with 134 goals surrendered this season. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.07%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 18th in the league. The Wild have a total of 49 points this season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have had 29 power play goals on 132 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 9th overall. They've given up 137 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 4th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.2%, as they've attempted 2,520 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,937 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.5% as they have 1,888 attempts while they have given up 2,263 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 1,433 face-off wins compared to 1,313 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,073 hits and they have blocked 674 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 1,414 face-off wins compared to 1,383 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 895 hits and they have blocked 705 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Minnesota is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4% as they've attempted 2,588 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,648 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.1% ranks 16th as they have 1,954 attempts while they have given up 1,943 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota -160 and over 5.5 total goals

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