Anaheim Ducks vs. Minnesota Wild Prediction, Preview, and Odds
The Anaheim Ducks (16-30-2, 34 points, 7th Pacific) are on the road Saturday with a visit to the Minnesota Wild (21-22-5, 47 points, 7th Central). Anaheim was defeated by the Dallas Stars 4-3 in overtime on Thursday night. Anaheim has lost 11 straight in Dallas and overall the Ducks have lost four of the last five. Minnesota was defeated by the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Thursday as the Wild gave up three goals in the third period. Minnesota's three-game winning streak was snapped in the loss. Anaheim will play without Ilya Lyubushkin, Max Jones, Alex Kilorn, Trevor Zegras and Pavel Mintyukov. Minnesota will play without Vinni Lettieri, Connor Dewar and Jared Spurgeon.
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Anaheim must score more and give up less
Anaheim is 29th in goals for at 2.54 per game and the Ducks are taking 28.6 shots per game which is 26th. Anaheim is winning 48.8% of its face off which is 21st and the power play for Anaheim scores 18.7% of the time which is also 21st. Frank Vatrano is leading Anaheim in goals scored with 21 and Adam Henrique is second with 15. Troy Terry is the leader in assists with 21 and Cam Fowler is second with 20. Vatrano is the leader in points with 34 and Terry is second with 33.
Anaheim has a goals against average of 3.46, which is 26th in the NHL while allowing an average of 32.7 shots per game which is 28th. Anaheim's penalty kill unit is successful 77.7% the time the Ducks are short-handed which is 24th. Anaheim goalie John Gibson is 9-19-1 with a 3.09 goals against average and .900 save percentage in 31 appearances, while Lukas Dostal is 7-11-1 with a 3.58 goals against the average and .900 save percentage in 21 appearances.
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Minnesota needs to play better at both ends of the ice
Minnesota has a goals for average of 3.00 per game which is 19th, while averaging 30 shots per game which is 20th. Minnesota is winning 46.3% of its face-offs, which is 30th in the NHL and the power play for the Wild is 17th, scoring 20.5% of the time Minnesota has the man advantage. Joel Eriksson Ek is the leading goal scorer for Minnesota with 21 and Kirill Kaprizov is second with 18. Mats Zuccarello is the leader in assists with 29 and Kaprizov is second with 26. Kaprizov is the leader in points with 44 and Eriksson Ek is second with 39.
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Minnesota has a goals against average of 3.35, which is 25th in the NHL. The Wild are allowing an average of 30.7 shots per game which is 22nd. Minnesota's penalty kill unit successfully holds opponents scoreless 72.8% of the time the Wild are shorthanded which is 31st or next to last. Filip Gustavsson is 13-12-2 with a 3.28 goals against average of .896. Marc-Andre Fleury, who is possibly available on Saturday after a long recovery from an injury, is 8-9-3 with a 2.95 goals against average and .897 same percentage.
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Anaheim and Minnesota are both struggling as they sit 7th in their respective divisions but the advantage here goes to Minnesota playing on its home ice. Anaheim is 9-13-1 on the road this season while Minnesota is 12-10-3 at home. Anaheim has lost four of the last five overall, the Ducks have lost five of the last six played on the road and Anaheim is 0-10 in its last 10 versus Minnesota. Minnesota has won each of its last seven at home versus Anaheim. Anaheim is averaging nearly one goal less, at 2.54, then the Ducks are giving up each game at 3.46. Minnesota's Marc-Andre Fleury, who is expected to come off the injury list for this game, has a 2.95 goals against average and .897 save percentage.
Prediction: Minnesota Wild To Cover
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The total has finished over in six of Anaheim's last nine games and in five of the last seven games that Anaheim has played against a team from the Western conference. Minnesota has had the total finish over in four of its last five. As mentioned previously Anaheim has a goals against average of 3.46, while Minnesota has a goals against average of 3.35 and the Wild are scoring an average of 3.00 per game.
Prediction: OVER
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