The Anaheim Ducks, led by Rickard Rakell and Ryan Getzlaf, are set to take the ice against Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson, and the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in a Pacific Division tilt. The opening face-off takes place at 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 14, and you can watch it live on NBC Sports Network.
Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights Odds
Anaheim (+140) is currently the underdog to Vegas (-160), and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals. The line for betting the total stands at -135 for the under and +115 for the over.
Anaheim is 8-11 straight up (SU) and has lost 3.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 19 regular season outings, 12 of its games have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just one has pushed. The Ducks are 3-5 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Anaheim has converted on just 15.4 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s ranked 26th in the NHL. Having said that, it has the ninth-best penalty kill in the league, and it has successfully killed off 82.4 percent of all penalties..
With a .931 save percentage and 33.4 saves per game, John Gibson (6-9-3) has been the top option in goal for Anaheim this season. If head coach Randy Carlyle decides to rest him, however, Anaheim could roll with Ryan Miller (2-3 record, .936 save percentage, 2.33 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, Vegas is 7-11 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.7 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 18 regular season matches, 11 of its games have gone under the total, while seven have gone over and none have pushed. It’s 4-3 SU as the home team so far this year.
The Golden Knights have converted on just 16.7 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s ranked 23rd in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked fifth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 84.3 percent of all opponent power plays.
Marc-Andre Fleury (22.1 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for the Golden Knights. Fleury has seven wins, eight losses, and one overtime loss and has maintained a poor .895 save percentage and 2.69 goals against average this season.
Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights Betting Predictions
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Notes
Betting Notes
57.1 percent of Vegas’ wins have come by two or more goals (the team is 4-8 overall in such games) while only 25.0 percent of Anaheim’s wins have come by two goals or more (2-7 overall in such games).
The Ducks are 5-6 SU in games where they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Golden Knights are 1-3 SU when they spend more time in the box than the opposition.
Two of Anaheim’s last ten games have been decided by a shootout. The team is 1-1 in those games and 2-2 overall in shootouts this season.
The under has hit in four of Anaheim’s last five outings.
Anaheim is ranked 21st this season with 10.1 giveaways per game. That figure has trended upward, as the team’s averaged 11.0 giveaways over its last 10 games and 12.0 giveaways over its last five.
Vegas is ranked 17th this season with 9.8 giveaways per game. That figure has regressed recently, as the team’s averaged 11.1 giveaways over its last 10 games and 12.4 giveaways over its last five.
The Golden Knights this season have recorded the third-most hits in the league (26.9 per game), but that average has risen to 32.8 over their last five home outings.
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