Ottawa Senators at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 1/9/2019

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Honda Center

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The Ottawa Senators head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +200 and the Ducks at -275.

Ottawa has a record of 15-23-5 this year. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 136 goals and surrendered 172 goals for a point differential of -36. For the year they have an ATS mark of 15-28-0 and an over/under record of 29-11-0. Anaheim has a record of 19-17-7 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 104 goals and given up 127 for a goal differential of -23. Their record against the spread is 19-24-0 while their over/under mark is 14-26-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 15-28-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 29-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 19-24-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 14-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/31/18 D Thomas Chabot Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
01/06/19 D Justin Falk Concussion is questionable Wednesday vs Anaheim
01/06/19 GO Craig Anderson Concussion is questionable Wednesday vs Anaheim
01/04/19 GO Mike Condon Hip is out indefinitely

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/12/18 C Rickard Rakell Ankle is out indefinitely
12/12/18 GO Ryan Miller MCL is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Korbinian Holzer Wrist is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Patrick Eaves Shoulder is out indefinitely
09/26/18 RW Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Matt Duchene has scored 42 total points this year for the Senators. He has 18 goals this season with 90 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 24 assists on the year and averages 19.3 minutes played per contest. Mark Stone averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 20 goals on 103 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the year. Anders Nilsson has 3 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Senators. He has 392 shots against him and he's surrendered 43 goals. He's made 349 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Brandon Montour has 20 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 5 goals this year with 90 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 23.2 minutes played per contest. Ryan Getzlaf averages 20 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 9 goals on 85 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the year. John Gibson has 15 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 1,138 shots against him and he's given up 88 goals. He's made 1,050 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 35 total points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 136 goals while giving up 172 scores, which has them ranked 9th and 1st respectively. They have had 131 power play chances and scored 28 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 12th in the league. The Senators have given up 122 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking them 31st when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.85% for the year. They allow 37 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 28th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 18th in the league with a total of 45 points this season. They have 18 power play goals on 121 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 27th in the NHL. They've given up 149 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 13th overall. As a team, the Ducks are 30th with a total of 104 goals scored while they've given up 127 goals this season, ranking 15th in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.67%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.8%, as they've attempted 2,264 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,907 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 44% as they have 1,700 attempts while they have given up 2,163 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 47.4% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.6% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 1,334 face-off wins compared to 1,340 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 875 hits and they have blocked 744 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 22nd 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 10th in the NHL. They have 1,327 face-off wins compared to 1,201 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Anaheim has 978 hits and they have blocked 625 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46% as they've attempted 2,303 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,700 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.4% ranks 29th as they have 1,722 attempts while they have given up 2,075 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa +200

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