Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 3/8/2019

Friday, March 8, 2019

Honda Center

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, March 8, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at -110 and the Ducks at -110.

Montreal has a record of 36-24-7 this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 202 goals and given up 194 goals for a point differential of +8. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-31-0 and an over/under record of 28-35-0. Anaheim is 26-33-9 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 148 goals and surrendered 207 for a goal differential of -59. Their record against the spread is 26-42-0 while their over/under record is 23-42-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 36-31-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 28-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 26-42-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 23-42-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

03/07/19 C Derek Grant Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Montreal
03/07/19 D Brendan Guhle Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Montreal
03/06/19 LW Nick Ritchie Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Montreal
02/15/19 GO Chad Johnson Head IR (02/15)
01/21/19 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (01/21)

Player Spotlight

Tomas Tatar has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 22 goals this year with 169 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 16.3 minutes played per game. Max Domi averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 22 goals on 159 shots. He has 37 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Carey Price has 28 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 1,570 shots against him and he's given up 130 goals. He's made 1,440 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Adam Henrique has scored 34 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 14 goals this season with 105 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 16.6 minutes played per game. Rickard Rakell averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 10 goals on 150 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the season. John Gibson has 18 wins and 21 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 1,526 shots against him and he's surrendered 131 goals. He's made 1,395 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have 79 total points this season, which ranks them 10th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 202 while they've given up 194 goals, ranking them 19th overall. They have had 203 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 12%. That is 31st in the NHL. The Canadiens have allowed 213 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 16th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.05% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 11th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 27th in the NHL with a total of 61 points this year. They have 29 power play goals on 181 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks them 25th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 220 power play opportunities and have given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 19th in the NHL. As a team, the Ducks are 31st in the league with 148 goals scored while they've given up 207 goals, which is 12th overall. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.83%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.9%, as they've attempted 4,248 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,778 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.1% as they have 3,056 attempts while they have given up 2,808 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 52% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season. That is 21st overall in the NHL. They have 1,955 face-off wins compared to 2,074 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,788 hits and they have blocked 970 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 2,033 face-off wins compared to 1,883 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,559 hits and they have blocked 992 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.6% as they've attempted 3,676 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,205 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.9% ranks 30th as they have 2,723 attempts while they have given up 3,213 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim -110

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