Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks Expert NHL Picks 2/13/2019

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Honda Center

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +100 and the Ducks at -120.

Vancouver has a record of 25-25-7 this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 164 goals and surrendered 181 goals for a point differential of -17. For the year they have an ATS mark of 25-31-0 and an over/under record of 25-27-0. Anaheim has a record of 21-26-9 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 127 goals and given up 182 for a goal differential of -55. Their record against the spread is 21-35-0 while their over/under mark is 20-33-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 25-31-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 25-27-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 21-35-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 20-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

02/07/19 GO Thatcher Demko Knee is out indefinitely
02/07/19 D Alexander Edler Concussion is out indefinitely
02/05/19 LW Sven Baertschi Illness IR (02/05)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/12/18 GO Ryan Miller MCL is out indefinitely
02/11/19 GO John Gibson Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Vancouver
02/09/19 RW Patrick Eaves Illness IR (02/09)
01/21/19 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (01/21)

Player Spotlight

Brock Boeser has scored 38 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 19 goals this season with 136 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 19.1 minutes played per contest. Bo Horvat averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 20 goals on 166 attempts. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 21 wins and 15 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 1,328 shots against him and he's surrendered 119 goals. He's made 1,209 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has 36 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 11 goals this year with 113 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Brandon Montour averages 23.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 5 goals on 115 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the year. John Gibson has 17 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 1,434 shots against him and he's given up 123 goals. He's made 1,311 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 57 total points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They've scored 164 goals while giving up 181 scores, which has them ranked 16th and 11th respectively. They have had 180 power play chances and scored 29 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the league. The Canucks have given up 188 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 18th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.85% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 21st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 27th in the league with a total of 51 points this season. They have 22 power play goals on 148 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 29th in the NHL. They've given up 182 power play opportunities and surrendered 37 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 127 goals scored while they've given up 182 goals this season, ranking 10th in goals against. They average 27 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.26%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.7%, as they've attempted 3,032 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,329 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.1% as they have 2,291 attempts while they have given up 2,474 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.4% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 1,671 face-off wins compared to 1,749 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,241 hits and they have blocked 855 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 1,688 face-off wins compared to 1,545 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,274 hits and they have blocked 802 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Anaheim is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.9% as they've attempted 2,977 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,503 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45% ranks 30th as they have 2,208 attempts while they have given up 2,701 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver +100

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