Two teams desperate for a win will go head-to-head when the Utah Hockey Club host the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. EST in the Delta Center. Check out our Anaheim Ducks vs Utah Hockey Club prediction and picks!
Anaheim is currently seven points back from a wild card spot with 67 points through 64 games. They are 5-4-1 in their last ten and they will need to leapfrog four different teams to earn a spot in the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Hockey Club is trailing by three points for the final wild card spot in the West. Utah has 67 points through 64 games, and they are doing their part with a 5-3-2 record in their last ten. Utah is favored at a -225 money line while the total is set at 5.5 goals? Can Anaheim come up win an upset win on the road?
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Ducks Swimming Along
Anaheim earned a solid 4-1 win over the New York Islanders to put themselves still in contention of a spot, albeit an unlikely chance. In the win, Sam Colangelo scored twice while Drew Helleson and Mason McTavish scored a goal each. McTavish also had an assist while Alex Killorn led the squad with four shots on goal. Lukas Dostal made 31 saves out of 32 opportunities.
Offense is coming at a premium for the Ducks. Troy Terry has a team-high 47 points and has the most assists with 30. Frank Vatrano has a team-high 19 goals. Alex Killorn has the best +/- ratio among offensive skaters with a +6. Ross Johnston barely leads in penalty minutes with 72 while McTavish has a team-high five power play goals. Terry is the premier assister on the power play with six. Frank Vatrano has the most shots on goal with 195. The Ducks currently rank 30th in the league in goals per game with a measly 2.63. They are 23rd in shots with an average of 27.6 per game and they are 31st on the power play with a 13.0% success rate. The Ducks are also last in the face-off circle with a 44.2% win rate. Brock McGinn is out with a lower body issue, Robby Fabbri is on the IR, and John Gibson is day-to-day for this upcoming contest.
Defensively, Radko Gudas has the most penalty minutes among the defenders by far with 70. With the recent trade deadline sending away some players, Jackson LaCombe is now the leader in average ice time per game for the Ducks with 21:28. LaCombe also is the only defender to record 20+ points for the Ducks thus far with 11 goals and 23 assists. LaCombe is also leading in shots among defenders with 112. Radko Gudas is the defender with the highest +/- ratio at a +11. Lukas Dostal has taken the starting job in goal thus far and has posted a 2.83 GAA with a 91.2% save percentage, nearly the same as John Gibson’s averages. As a collective, the Ducks are ranked 32nd in shots against with 32.0 per game, 28th on the penalty kill with a 73.7% kill rate, and 20th with an average of 3.03 goals against per contest.
Hockey Club Holding On
Utah managed to earn a point but failed to secure the victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs, losing by a score of 4-3 in overtime. Nick Schmaltz, Michael Carcone, and Barrett Hayton each scored for the Hockey Club while Dylan Guenther led the unit with seven shots on goal. Karel Vejmelka made 23 of 26 saves in the effort.
Clayton Keller currently leads the Hockey Club with 73 points with 23 goals and 50 assists. Logan Cooley has a +7 and Jack McBain leads the offense in penalty minutes with 61. Dylan Guenther is the primary power-play scorer with ten goals for Utah and Keller has the most assists on the power play with 23. Keller has the most shots on the squad as well with 171 and is the only forward with over 19 minutes of average ice time. As a unit, the Hockey Club’s offense ranks 19th in goals per game with an average of 2.83 while ranking 18th in shots per game with 28.4. Their power play is at a 23.5% success rate, good for 11th in the league and they are at a 51.2% win percentage in the face-off circle, ranking 11th overall.
On the defensive side, Mikhail Sergachev has the most points with 42, including 11 goals and 31 assists. Michael Kesserling has the best +/- ratio among defenders with a +5 and he also leads the defense in penalty minutes with 72. Sergachev is far and away leading the squad in ice time with an average of 25:31 and he is the only defender to have 3+ power play assists to his name. He has 15 to put it in perspective. Kesserling is the main shot-taker for the defense with 120 total shots on the season while Sergachev is the only blue-liner with multiple power play goals as well. Utah ranks 14th in shots against with an average of 28.0, 15th in goals against with 2.94 per game, and 13th on the penalty kill with an 80.6% kill rate. Vejmelka has gotten the majority of starts in net for the Hockey Club, and he has a 2.49 GAA and an 90.9% save percentage. Nick Bjugstad, Connor Ingram, and Robert Bortuzzo are the three players on the injured list for Utah. All are out for this matchup.
Insiders Status:
Anaheim has won both meetings this season against Utah, but I have doubts that they will win for a third time. Utah is still in the playoff hunt, and they are at home, giving them a slight advantage. Despite Anaheim’s recent success, they are still ranked 30th in goals per game, 31st on the power play, and 32nd in the face-off circle. Utah has been solid on the power play and the face-off circle, which should give them enough chances to take the win convincingly here. Anaheim will also be playing the second game of a back-to-back while the Hockey Club will have an extra day of rest.
Insiders Status:
Utah has scored at least three goals in four of their last five games and the Ducks have done the same in five of their last six games. Both goaltending combos have a combined save percentage of less than 90.5% in their last five games and the Ducks are ranked the worst in the league at limiting opposing shots. As long as Utah can produce them, some shots are bound to go in. Anaheim will be a bit slower after playing the second game of a back-to-back and that will give Utah more opportunity on offense.
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