Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, 11/9/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, CA

TV: Fox Sports Prime Ticket

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-175) Ducks (+145)

The Anaheim Ducks (4-8-1) will go up against the Minnesota Wild (5-5-1) at Honda Center on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at -175 while Anaheim is coming in at +145. The over/under is 6.

The Minnesota Wild will look for better times on the ice after their 4-0 loss against the Kraken in their previous game. Minnesota accrued 4 penalty minutes in this matchup. Additionally, they had 2 attempts on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Wild didn't have their best offensive outing in this loss. For the outing, they walked away having not converted any of the 22 shots they looked to score on.

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Minnesota Wild opponents have recorded 34 power play opportunities (29th in hockey) and have racked up 9 goals in those chances. The Wild so far have had 341 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .883. Minnesota has attempted 364 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.3%. When playing at even strength, the Wild have allowed the opponent to score 31 goals while having 24 when they are on offense. Minnesota comes into tonight with 38 power play chances and they have scored 10 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 26.32%. For the season, they sit with 11 points and their points percentage sits at .500. When it comes to scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have accounted for 34 goals (26th in pro hockey) for the year and have conceded 40.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Filip Gustavsson. Opponents have tallied 89 goals versus Gustavsson in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 3.19. Gustavsson has participated in 30 games over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage currently sits at .902 during his 1,673 minutes between the pipes. He has amassed an overall record of 10-16-3 and he has started in 25 games. In his professional hockey career, Gustavsson has earned 14 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .560. Gustavsson has had 910 shots taken against him and he has 821 saves.

When they took the ice last, Anaheim faced off against the Panthers in a game where the Ducks took the defeat by a final score of 5-3. They had 2 power play chances in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Ducks had 3 goals of the 35 shots on goal they pursued.

Anaheim has taken 380 shots (17th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 9.74%, while allowing the opposition 526 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 63.27% on their oppositions 49 power play tries, and their save percentage is 88.6%. They have recorded 35 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 11.43%. The Ducks have tallied 33 goals at even strength and 4 goals (31st in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 60 goals to be scored by way of 42 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they were shorthanded. On the campaign, the Anaheim Ducks have earned 37 goals, 9 points, in addition to a points percentage of .346.

Across the ice you will find John Gibson in goal. Gibson is the owner of a career mark of 168-155-52 and has played in 388 games. Gibson's quality start percentage comes out to 54.5% and he has accumulated 207 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has compiled 10,640 stops out of the 11,645 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .914. Teams are averaging 2.71 goals per contest and he has conceded 1,005 goals overall. He has been a starter 380 contests and his ice time sits at 22,219 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (-175)

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