Vegas Golden Knights vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, 11/5/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Anaheim Ducks

Date: Sunday, November 5, 2023

Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Knights (-250) Ducks (+185)

The Anaheim Ducks (6-4-0) welcome the Vegas Golden Knights (10-0-1) at Honda Center on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Golden Knights at -250 while the Ducks are coming in at +185. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Vegas Golden Knights were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 victory against the Jets their last time out. Vegas accumulated 10 penalty minutes in this outing. Furthermore, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice and netted 2 goals. The Golden Knights had a impressive offensive output in the win. For the outing, they converted 5 of the 26 shots they tried.

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Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the Vegas Golden Knights have racked up 40 goals (3rd in the NHL) this season and have allowed 24. For the year, they have recorded 21 points and their points percentage comes in at .955. Vegas has tallied 39 power play chances and they have scored 10 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 25.64%. While playing at even strength, the Golden Knights have allowed the opponent to score 20 goals while notching 30 themselves. Vegas has attempted 314 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.7%. The Golden Knights have seen 329 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .927. Vegas Golden Knights opponents have tallied 34 power play tries (16th in professional hockey) and have scored 4 goals in those attempts.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Adin Hill. Hill has played in 107 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has an overall mark of 50-39-7 and he was named the starter in 94 games. Opponents have been able to score 255 goals against Hill in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.63. Hill has seen 2,862 shot attempts against him and has recorded 2,607 total saves. His save percentage currently is .911 for his 5,821 minutes between the pipes. Over the course of his career, Hill has accounted for 51 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .543.

In their last game, Anaheim faced off against the Coyotes in an outing where the Ducks earned a win by a final score of 4-3. The Ducks netted 4 goals of the 29 shots on goal they pursued. They had 4 chances on the power play in this contest and earned 2 out of those chances.

On the campaign, the Anaheim Ducks have earned a total of 33 goals, 12 points, and a points percentage of .600. They have allowed 30 goals to be scored by of a combination of 18 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Ducks are sitting with 27 goals at even strength and 6 goals (17th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have recorded 33 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 18.18%. Anaheim has tried 281 shots (26th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.74%, while allowing the opposition 325 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 76.92% on their opponents 52 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.8%.

Across the rink you are expected to see John Gibson in net. The opposition is averaging 2.83 goals per contest and he has given up 1,176 goals in total. Gibson's quality start percentage comes out to 53.9% and he has qualified for 230 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He got the starting nod in 427 contests and has played for a total of 24,935 minutes. Gibson is the owner of a career mark of 181-182-59 and has participated in 436 contests. He has tallied 12,213 saves out of 13,389 shots tried, giving him a save % of .912.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas (-250)

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