Anaheim Ducks at New Jersey Devils Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 1/19/2019

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Prudential Center

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, January 19, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +100 and the Devils at -120.

Anaheim has a record of 20-19-9 this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 116 goals and surrendered 143 goals for a point differential of -27. For the year they have an ATS mark of 19-28-0 and an over/under record of 16-28-0. New Jersey has a record of 18-22-7 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 138 goals and given up 161 for a goal differential of -23. Their record against the spread is 18-28-0 while their over/under mark is 25-19-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 19-28-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 16-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 18-28-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 25-19-0 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
01/17/19 RW Jakob Silfverberg Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs New Jersey

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/17/18 GO Cory Schneider Abdominal is out indefinitely
01/17/19 D Ben Lovejoy Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Anaheim
01/17/19 LW Miles Wood Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Anaheim
01/14/19 RW Stefan Noesen Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

Player Spotlight

Brandon Montour has scored 24 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 5 goals this season with 98 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 19 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 102 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the year. John Gibson has 16 wins and 15 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 1,299 shots against him and he's surrendered 103 goals. He's made 1,196 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nico Hischier has 32 total points this season for the Devils. He has 13 goals this year with 96 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 18 minutes played per contest. Kyle Palmieri averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 22 goals on 154 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year. MacKenzie Blackwood has 5 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 300 shots against him and he's given up 21 goals. He's made 279 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 49 total points this year, which is 19th in the NHL. They've scored 116 goals while giving up 143 scores, which has them ranked 30th and 12th respectively. They have had 134 power play chances and scored 19 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 28th in the league. The Ducks have given up 159 power play opportunities and surrendered 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 14th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.68% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 5th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 26th in the league with a total of 43 points this season. They have 27 power play goals on 149 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 19th in the NHL. They've given up 150 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 4th overall. As a team, the Devils are 18th with a total of 138 goals scored while they've given up 161 goals this season, ranking 7th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.06%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 29th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.1%, as they've attempted 2,565 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,004 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.4% as they have 1,922 attempts while they have given up 2,313 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 1,463 face-off wins compared to 1,335 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,091 hits and they have blocked 691 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.6% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 1,412 face-off wins compared to 1,541 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 28th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,006 hits and they have blocked 653 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. New Jersey is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1% as they've attempted 2,635 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,735 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.9% ranks 18th as they have 2,071 attempts while they have given up 2,082 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim +100

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