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NHL Betting Picks and Predictions: Anaheim Ducks vs. Vegas Golden Knights

November 5, 2023




Two Pacific Division teams will square off on Sunday night when the Vegas Golden Knights travel to Anaheim, California to face the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center with the game scheduled to start at 8:00 PM ET.

The Vegas Golden Knights enter this game with a record of 11-0-1 and are on a four-game winning streak following a 7-0 shutout win at home against the Colorado Avalanche. Vegas scored seven goals with Jack Eichel, William Karlsson, and Mark Stone scoring two goals apiece while William Carrier scored one goal against Colorado in the win. 

Pavel Dorofeyev, Chandler Stephenson, and Mark Stone recorded two assists while Michael Amadio, Jonathan Marchessault, Brayden McNabb, Alex Pietrangelo, and Shea Theodore recorded an assist apiece in the game. Adin Hill had 41 saves off of 41 shots on goal with a 100% save percentage in the shutout win against the Colorado Avalanche. 

The Golden Knights are averaging 3.92 goals per game with a 25.6 power play success rate while allowing an average of 2 goals per game with an 89.2% penalty-kill percentage this season. William Karlsson leads the team in points and assists with 13 points and 9 assists this season. Jonathan Marchessault leads the team in goals with 6 goals on the year. Logan Thompson will be the starting goalie for the Vegas Golden Knights when they travel to face the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. Thompson is 5-0 this season with a .932 save percentage while allowing an average of 2.16 goals per game.

Anaheim enters this game with a record of 6-4 following a 4-3 overtime win at home against the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday night. The Ducks scored four goals with Troy Terry recording a hat trick with three goals while Leo Carlsson scored the other goal against the Coyotes in the win. Mason McTavish, Troy Terry, Cam Fowler, Radko Gudas, and Pavel Mintyukov recorded an assist apiece in the contest. Lukas Dostal had 32 saves off of 35 shots on goal with a .914 save percentage while allowing three goals in the win against the Arizona Coyotes. 

The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 3.3 goals per game with an 18.2% power play success rate while allowing an average of 3 goals per game with a 76.9% penalty-kill percentage on the year. Mason McTavish leads the team in points with 12 points this season. Frank Vatrano leads the team in goals with 9 goals on the year. Ryan Strome leads the team in assists with 9 assists. John Gibson will be the starting goalie for the Anaheim Ducks when they host the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. Gibson is 1-3 on the year with a save percentage of .902 and is allowing an average of 2.82 goals per game.

BookMaker has the Vegas Golden Knights listed as -178 moneyline favorites on the road against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. Vegas is 8-1-1 in the last ten and 2-0-1 in the last three meetings while winning by an average margin of 2.1 goals per game over the last ten and 2.33 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

Despite playing on back-to-back nights, Vegas is still the favorite and it is easy to see why as they have dominated the series, going 8-1-1 in the last ten and 2-0-1 in the last three contests. The Golden Knights have also won by an average margin of 2.1 goals per game over the last ten and 2.33 goals per game over the last three games in the series. I look for those trends to continue which is why I am taking the puck line for the Vegas Golden Knights at -1.5 when they travel to face the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. 

Spooky Express Pick: Vegas Golden Knights Puck Line -1.5 (+140)