Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 3/3/2019

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Honda Center

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, March 3, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at -120 and the Ducks at +100.

Colorado has a record of 28-25-12 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 214 goals and surrendered 205 goals for a point differential of +9. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-37-0 and an over/under record of 35-29-0. Anaheim has a record of 24-32-9 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 139 goals and given up 200 for a goal differential of -61. Their record against the spread is 24-41-0 while their over/under mark is 22-40-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 28-37-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 35-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important 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

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
02/25/19 LW Matt Nieto Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/23/19 D Ian Cole Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

03/01/19 C Ryan Getzlaf Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs Colorado
02/15/19 GO Chad Johnson Head IR (02/15)
01/21/19 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (01/21)

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 82 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 28 goals this season with 165 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 54 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Nathan MacKinnon averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 33 goals on 284 attempts. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 82 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 18 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,350 shots against him and he's surrendered 120 goals. He's made 1,230 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has 26 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 9 goals this year with 141 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Adam Henrique averages 16.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 12 goals on 99 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the year. Ryan Miller has 6 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 413 shots against him and he's given up 31 goals. He's made 382 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 68 total points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They've scored 214 goals while giving up 205 scores, which has them ranked 8th and 10th respectively. They have had 235 power play chances and scored 53 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 8th in the league. The Avalanche have given up 234 power play opportunities and surrendered 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 27th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.04% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 28th in the league with a total of 57 points this season. They have 25 power play goals on 169 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th in the NHL. They've given up 206 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 17th overall. As a team, the Ducks are 31st with a total of 139 goals scored while they've given up 200 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.69%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 8th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8%, as they've attempted 3,799 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,827 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.2% as they have 2,830 attempts while they have given up 2,804 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 15th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 54.4% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the season. That is 27th overall in the NHL. They have 1,880 face-off wins compared to 2,009 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,309 hits and they have blocked 1,023 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 1,934 face-off wins compared to 1,798 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,468 hits and they have blocked 952 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.4% as they've attempted 3,498 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,046 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.7% ranks 30th as they have 2,600 attempts while they have given up 3,094 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado -120

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