Anaheim Ducks vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 10/13/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Sunday, October 13, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

The Anaheim Ducks (27-50-5 last season) are en route to T-Mobile Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Vegas Golden Knights (45-29-8 last year).

The Anaheim Ducks were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-1 victory against the Golden Knights in their previous outing. The Ducks had a solid offensive performance in the win. In the outing, they scored on 4 of the 23 shots they put on net. Furthermore, they had 1 attempt on the power play and netted 1 goal. Anaheim tallied 23 mins in the box in this matchup.

While playing at even strength, the Ducks let the opposition score 202 goals while having 160. Anaheim Ducks opponents had 330 power play opportunities (1st in professional hockey) and notched 91 goals in those chances. Concerning their scoring, the Anaheim Ducks accumulated 203 goals (30th in pro hockey) in the previous season and gave up 293. Anaheim attempted 2,194 shots and had a shooting percentage of 9.3%. For the previous season, they had 59 points and their points % was .360. The Ducks had 2,666 shots attempted against them and held a save percentage of .890. Anaheim finished with 235 power play opportunities and added 43 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 18.30%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Lukas Dostal. Over the course of his pro career, Dostal has earned 31 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .534. He has a save percentage of .902 in his 3,587 mins between the pipes. Dostal has had 2,097 shots taken against him and has recorded 1,891 saves. Opponents have tallied 206 goals against Dostal in his career and his goals against average per contest is 3.45. He has accumulated an overall mark of 19-35-6 and he was named the starter in 58 games. Dostal has participated in 67 contests throughout his hockey career.

The last time they were on the ice, Vegas played the Avalanche in a game where the Golden Knights got the win by a score of 8-4. They had 3 power play opportunities in this outing and recorded 2 out of those opportunities. The Golden Knights had 8 goals of the 21 shots on goal they were seeking.

Vegas took 2,548 shots (14th in pro hockey) and accumulated a shot percentage of 10.32%, while allowing the opposition 2,487 shots. They had a penalty kill rate of 79.34% on their opponent's 213 power play opportunities, and their save percentage was 90.2%. They earned 252 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 20.24%. The Golden Knights racked up 212 goals at even strength and 51 goals (17th in the NHL) while on the power play. They permitted 243 goals to be scored by way of 199 goals at even strength and 44 goals while they had less men on the ice. Last year, the Vegas Golden Knights earned a total of 263 goals, 98 points, as well as a points percentage of .598.

For the opposition you will find Adin Hill defending the goal. He has recorded 3,341 stops out of the 3,672 shots tried, giving him a rate of .910. Hill has earned a career mark of 64-51-8 and has played in 136 games. He has started in 123 games and has been on the ice for 7,420 minutes. Hill's rate of quality starts comes in at 53.7% and he has accumulated 66 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. His opposition is averaging 2.68 goals per game and he has surrendered 331 goals altogether.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Vegas

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