Anaheim Ducks vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 10/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (+250) Golden Knights (-333)

The Anaheim Ducks (23-47-12 last year) are hitting the road to T-Mobile Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Vegas Golden Knights (51-22-9 last season). The odds on this game have the Ducks at +250 and the Golden Knights are priced at -333. The betting total is set at 7.

The Anaheim Ducks will look for better times on the ice after their 5-3 loss against the Kings their last time on the ice. The Ducks had a middle of the road offensive outing in the defeat. In the game, they earned a goal on 3 of the 24 shots they looked to score on. Moreover, they had 2 power play chances but didn't get a goal. Anaheim garnered 24 minutes in the box in this outing.

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While at even strength, the Ducks surrendered 257 goals while having 170. Anaheim Ducks opposition had 280 power play tries (5th in pro hockey) and came away with 78 goals in those attempts. When it comes to scoring goals, the Anaheim Ducks earned 206 goals (31st in pro hockey) for the prior year and gave up 335. Anaheim took 2,326 shots and were the owners of a shooting percentage of 8.9%. For last season, they earned 58 points and their points % was .354. The Ducks had 3,207 shots taken against them and earned a save percentage of .896. Anaheim accumulated 229 power play opportunities and tallied 36 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 15.72%.

The player between the pipes for this game is John Gibson. Opponents have scored 1,164 goals versus Gibson in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.83. Gibson has taken the ice for 431 games over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage currently is .912 during his 24,680 minutes played. He has a record of 180-179-59 and he was named the starter in 422 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Gibson has accrued 228 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .540. Gibson has seen 13,266 shots against him and he has 12,102 saves.

Their last time out, Vegas faced the Sharks in an outing where the Golden Knights got the win by a final score of 4-1. They had 1 power play opportunity in this contest but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Golden Knights scored 4 goals of the 32 shots on goal they took.

Last season, the Vegas Golden Knights accumulated 267 goals, 111 points, and a points percentage of .677. They permitted 225 goals to be scored by of a combination of 181 goals at even strength and 44 goals while they were shorthanded. The Golden Knights finished with 225 goals at even strength and 42 goals (25th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They recorded 207 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 20.29%. Vegas took 2,587 shots (15th in hockey) and had a shooting percentage of 10.32%, while allowing the opposition 2,533 shots. They recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.44% on their opposition's 195 power play opportunities, and their save percentage was 91.1%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Adin Hill between the pipes. Teams are averaging 2.66 goals per game and he has relinquished 242 goals in total. Hill's percentage of quality starts comes out to 53.4% and he has made 47 quality starts in his career. He has started in 88 games and has played for a total of 5,451 minutes. Hill holds a career mark of 45-39-6 and has participated in 101 games. He has gathered 2,451 stops out of 2,693 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .910.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vegas (-333)

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