Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 4/3/2019

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Honda Center

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The Calgary Flames travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Flames at -159 and the Ducks at +123.

Calgary has a record of 50-23-7 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 287 goals and given up 217 goals for a point differential of +70. For the season they have an ATS record of 50-30-0 and an over/under record of 41-35-0. Anaheim has a record of 33-37-10 this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 188 goals and surrendered 245 for a goal differential of -57. Their record against the spread is 33-47-0 while their over/under record is 31-45-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 50-30-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 41-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 33-47-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 31-45-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

04/01/19 D Mark Giordano None is out Monday vs Los Angeles
04/01/19 LW Matthew Tkachuk None is out Monday vs Los Angeles
04/01/19 C Mikael Backlund None is out Monday vs Los Angeles
04/01/19 D Noah Hanifin None is out Monday vs Los Angeles
04/01/19 C Sam Bennett Upper Body is upgraded to probable Monday vs Los Angeles
04/01/19 D TJ Brodie None is out Monday vs Los Angeles
04/01/19 D Travis Hamonic None is out Monday vs Los Angeles

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

04/01/19 RW Troy Terry Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/30/19 LW Nick Ritchie Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Calgary
03/30/19 C Ryan Getzlaf Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Calgary
03/23/19 D Brendan Guhle Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/16/19 C Ryan Kesler Hip is out indefinitely
02/15/19 GO Chad Johnson Head IR (02/15)
01/21/19 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (01/21)

Player Spotlight

David Rittich has 27 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 1,196 shots against him and he's given up 106 goals. He's made 1,090 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Sean Monahan has accumulated 82 total points this season for the Flames. He has 34 goals this year with 211 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 36 goals on 243 shots. He has 61 assists, giving him a total of 97 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has scored 47 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 13 goals this season with 130 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. John Gibson has 25 wins and 22 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 1,792 shots against him and he's surrendered 151 goals. He's made 1,641 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Adam Henrique averages 16.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 18 goals on 118 shots. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have allowed 243 power play opportunities and have given up 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 20th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.04% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 19th in the league. The Flames have 107 total points this season, ranking 2nd in the NHL in offense. They are 2nd in the league with 287 goals while they've given up 217 goals, which is 23rd overall. They have had 267 power play opportunities and scored 53 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Ducks are 31st with 188 goals scored while they are 12th in the NHL with 245 goals allowed this year. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.52%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 10th place in the league. The Ducks have a total of 76 points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 36 power play goals on 209 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 21st. They've allowed 261 power play opportunities and have given up 55 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.6%, as they've attempted 4,832 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,175 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.3% as they have 3,606 attempts while they have given up 3,160 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 53.8% of the time, which is 5th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the season. That is 27th overall in the NHL. They have 2,430 face-off wins compared to 2,220 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,212 hits and they have blocked 1,015 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 28th 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 5th in the NHL. They have 2,341 face-off wins compared to 2,218 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,873 hits and they have blocked 1,176 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.5% as they've attempted 4,281 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,931 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.9% ranks 30th as they have 3,186 attempts while they have given up 3,755 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim +123

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