Minnesota Wild vs. Anaheim Ducks prediction, November 8th, 2024 NHL tips, best bets and odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs. Anaheim Ducks

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, California

TV: Victory+

Odds/point distribution: Wild (-130) Ducks (+110)

The Minnesota Wild (8-2-2) travel to Honda Center on Friday where they will try to beat the Anaheim Ducks (4-6-2). The moneyline for this contest is Minnesota at -130 while Anaheim is at +110. The over/under was set at 6.

The Minnesota Wild found themselves at the wrong end of the table with a 5-1 loss to the Kings in their last game. Minnesota received 4 penalty minutes for this match. Additionally, they had four power play attempts but failed to score. In this loss, the Wild played an offensive game that fell short of their expectations. In this game, they had one of 24 shots on goal.

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At even strength, the Wild allowed their opponents to score 23 goals while they had 34 on offense. Minnesota Wild opponents have attempted 24 power play attempts (32nd in professional hockey) and have scored 9 goals on those chances. When it comes to scoring, the Minnesota Wild have scored 42 goals (13th in hockey) and allowed 32 this season. Minnesota has attempted 337 shots and has a shooting percentage of 12.5%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 18 points and their points percentage is 0.750. The Wild have had 343 shot attempts against them and have a save percentage of .907. Minnesota enters the game with 40 power play chances and has scored 8 goals, which corresponds to a rate of 20.00%.

Marc-Andre Fleury will protect the goal for this game. In his professional hockey career, Fleury recorded 476 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .549. In his 59,286 minutes guarding the cage, he posted a save percentage of .912. Fleury had 29,240 shot attempts against him and totaled 26,666 saves. Opponents have scored 2,574 goals against Fleury in his career and his goals average is 2.60. He has a record of 563-330-97 and has started in 867 games. Fleury has played 1,028 games over the course of his hockey career.

In their last game, Anaheim faced the Canucks, with the Ducks losing by a final score of 5-1. The Ducks scored 1 goal out of 22 shots on goal they attempted. They had four power play chances in this game and scored on one of those chances.

Anaheim has taken 326 shots (27th in the league) and posted a shooting percentage of 7.67% while its opponent has allowed 423 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 73.53% on their opponents’ 34 power play attempts and their save rate is 91.5%. They have a total of 40 power play opportunities and a power play rate of 15.00%. The Ducks have scored 19 goals at even strength and 6 goals (27th in professional hockey) on the power play. They allowed 36 goals, including 27 goals at even strength and 9 goals when they were shorthanded. For the season, the Anaheim Ducks have 25 goals, 10 points and a points percentage of .417.

On the other side of the ice, Lukas Dostal patrols the crease. He has recorded 2,221 saves on 2,452 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .906. Dostal has a career mark of 23-39-8 and has appeared in 77 games. He started in 68 contests and played 3,611 minutes. Dostal’s percentage of good starts is 55.9% and he has made 38 good starts in his career. Teams average 3.84 goals per game and he has conceded a total of 231 goals.

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

Josh’s Pick: Take Minnesota (-130)

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