Anaheim Ducks vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 10/23/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (+212) Wild (-270)

Cam Talbot and the Minnesota Wild host the Anaheim Ducks at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday. The odds on this contest have the Ducks priced at +212 and the Wild are at -270. The over/under opens at 5.5.

The Ducks were on the losing side of the ice with a 5-1 loss to the Jets the last time they stepped on the ice. The Ducks had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the defeat. For the game, they finished 1 of the 39 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had 3 chances on the power play and netted 1 goal. Anaheim earned 6 penalty minutes in this contest. The Corsi for the Ducks came in at 52 and the Corsi against was at 41 which had their Corsi rate coming in at 55.9%. Their Fenwick was 39 and the Fenwick Against sat at 30, giving them a Fenwick percentage of 56.5%. They garnered 20 face-off wins when at even strength and lost on 20 attempts to win the puck. The offensive zone starts for them came in at 54.5% and they had a PDO of 81.0 in this game.

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Anaheim Ducks opponents have earned 21 power play opportunities (2nd in professional hockey) and have scored 4 goals in those chances. The Ducks have had 184 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .913. Anaheim has attempted 153 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.2%. At even strength, the Ducks have allowed 12 goals while notching 9 on offense. Anaheim has 15 power play chances and they have tallied 5 goals during those chances, giving them a percentage of 33.33%. For the season, they have accumulated 4 points and their points percentage is .400. In regard to their scoring, the Anaheim Ducks have notched 14 goals (8th in the league) so far this season and have surrendered 16.

The man protecting the goal in this game is John Gibson. The opposition has racked up 799 goals versus Gibson in his career and his goals against average is 2.57. Gibson has participated in 325 games over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage sits at .917 during his 18,621 minutes in the crease. He has accumulated an overall mark of 150-123-40 and he was named the starter in 317 games. In his career, Gibson is sitting with 177 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .558. Gibson has had 9,597 shots against him and he has 8,798 saves.

When they were on the ice last, Minnesota went up against the Jets in a game where the Wild earned a win by a mark of 6-5. They had a PDO of 95 and they earned an oZS percentage of 54.5%. They had 5 power play attempts in this contest and tallied 3 goals out of those opportunities. Their Fenwick percentage came in at 60.3% by way of having a Fenwick of 44 and the Jets having a 29 Fenwick at even strength. The Wild recorded 6 goals of the 44 shots on goal they tried. Minnesota earned a 56.2% Corsi rate. These Corsi stats tell us the story of the kind of game Minnesota had and we'd say they played well overall.

Minnesota has put up 117 shots (18th in the NHL) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.40%, while allowing the other team 90 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 71.43% on the other teams 14 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 91.1%. They have a total of 11 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 36.36%. The Wild have tallied 7 goals at even strength and 4 goals (5th in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 8 goals to be scored by of a combination of 4 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Minnesota Wild have accumulated 11 goals, 6 points, in addition to a points percentage of 1.000.

Across the ice you are going to see Cam Talbot between the pipes. His opponents are averaging 2.61 goals per contest and he has surrendered 871 goals altogether. Talbot's percentage of quality starts comes out to 52.7% and he has qualified for 177 quality starts in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 336 games and has been on the ice for 20,036 mins. Talbot is sitting with a lifetime record of 172-130-30 and has played in 350 games. He has a tally of 9,403 stops out of 10,274 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .915.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim (+212)

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