Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks NHL Game Picks 3/12/2019

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Honda Center

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The Nashville Predators head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at -155 and the Ducks at +140.

Nashville has a record of 39-26-5 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've tallied 206 goals and surrendered 188 goals for a point differential of +18. For the year they have an ATS mark of 39-31-0 and an over/under record of 31-36-0. Anaheim has a record of 27-34-9 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 158 goals and given up 212 for a goal differential of -54. Their record against the spread is 27-42-0 while their over/under mark is 24-42-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 39-31-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 31-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 27-42-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 24-42-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/10/19 LW Filip Forsberg Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Anaheim
03/05/19 D Dan Hamhuis Lower Body IR (03/05)
01/29/19 LW Austin Watson Suspension is out indefinitely
01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

03/10/19 C Ryan Kesler Hip is questionable Tuesday vs Nashville
02/15/19 GO Chad Johnson Head IR (02/15)
01/21/19 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (01/21)

Player Spotlight

Roman Josi has scored 54 total points this year for the Predators. He has 15 goals this season with 241 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 39 assists on the year and averages 25.2 minutes played per contest. Mattias Ekholm averages 23.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 8 goals on 127 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 24 wins and 17 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 1,303 shots against him and he's surrendered 113 goals. He's made 1,190 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has 30 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 11 goals this year with 154 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 19 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 15% by scoring 16 goals on 109 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the year. John Gibson has 19 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 1,563 shots against him and he's given up 133 goals. He's made 1,430 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 83 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 206 goals while giving up 188 scores, which has them ranked 15th and 25th respectively. They have had 230 power play chances and scored 29 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the league. The Predators have given up 219 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 16th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.92% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 9th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 27th in the league with a total of 63 points this season. They have 30 power play goals on 186 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the NHL. They've given up 229 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 20th overall. As a team, the Ducks are 31st with a total of 158 goals scored while they've given up 212 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.15%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.8%, as they've attempted 4,224 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,779 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.6% as they have 3,189 attempts while they have given up 2,872 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 52.9% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 2,196 face-off wins compared to 2,080 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,291 hits and they have blocked 907 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 2,090 face-off wins compared to 1,945 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,605 hits and they have blocked 1,025 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.6% as they've attempted 3,775 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,329 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.9% ranks 30th as they have 2,801 attempts while they have given up 3,304 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Nashville -155

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