Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks 3/1/2019

Friday, March 1, 2019

Honda Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, March 1, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at -145 and the Ducks at +120.

Vegas has a record of 33-26-5 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 187 goals and given up 180 goals for a point differential of +7. For the season they have an ATS record of 33-31-0 and an over/under record of 29-31-0. Anaheim is 24-31-9 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 139 goals and surrendered 197 for a goal differential of -58. Their record against the spread is 24-40-0 while their over/under record is 22-39-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 33-31-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 29-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 24-40-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 22-39-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
02/26/19 LW William Carrier None is questionable Thursday vs Florida
02/14/19 C Ryan Carpenter Upper Body IR (02/14)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

02/27/19 C Ryan Getzlaf Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Vegas
02/15/19 GO John Gibson Upper Body IR
02/15/19 GO Chad Johnson Head IR (02/15)
01/21/19 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (01/21)

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 20 goals this year with 231 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. William Karlsson averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 18 goals on 130 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 30 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 1,514 shots against him and he's given up 140 goals. He's made 1,374 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Adam Henrique has scored 32 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 12 goals this season with 97 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. 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 9 goals on 138 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 6 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 413 shots against him and he's surrendered 31 goals. He's made 382 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 71 total points this season, which ranks them 15th in the NHL. They are 16th in the league in goals scored with 187 while they've given up 180 goals, ranking them 21st overall. They have had 190 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the NHL. The Golden Knights have allowed 187 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 6th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.57% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 15th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 28th in the NHL with a total of 57 points this year. They have 25 power play goals on 167 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 204 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 14th in the NHL. As a team, the Ducks are 31st in the league with 139 goals scored while they've given up 197 goals, which is 13th overall. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.84%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.5%, as they've attempted 4,098 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,425 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.3% as they have 3,006 attempts while they have given up 2,531 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 54.6% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 1,925 face-off wins compared to 1,932 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,804 hits and they have blocked 894 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 23rd 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 9th in the NHL. They have 1,910 face-off wins compared to 1,767 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,440 hits and they have blocked 944 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.3% as they've attempted 3,438 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,990 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.6% ranks 30th as they have 2,553 attempts while they have given up 3,046 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vegas -145

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