Minnesota Wild (8-2-2) vs. Anaheim Ducks (4-6-2)
November 8, 2024 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Anaheim Ducks +150 / Minnesota Wild -185; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Minnesota Wild and Anaheim Ducks meet Friday in NHL action at the Honda Center. Here’s an Anaheim Ducks vs Minnesota Wild Prediction. This article will include an Anaheim Ducks vs Minnesota Wild Pick.
Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
The Minnesota Wild beat the Sharks, lost to the Kings, and they play the Canadiens and Blackhawks next. The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.62 goals per game and are scoring on 20.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 7 goals, Matt Boldy has 7 assists and Mats Zuccarello has 27 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.62 goals per game and are killing 66.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 21 goals on 252 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 9 goals on 89 shots.
Anaheim Ducks Betting Preview
The Anaheim Ducks lost to the Canucks and Blackhawks, and they play the Blue Jackets. Golden Knights, and Red Wings next. The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 2.08 goals per game and are scoring 15 percent of their power play opportunities. Troy Terry leads Anaheim with 5 goals, Mason McTavish has 6 assists and Cutter Gauthier has 31 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 73.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. James Reimer has given up 9 goals on 66 shots faced, while Lukas Dostal has allowed 25 goals on 355 shots.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Ducks have lost 12 of their last 13 Friday games.
- The road team has won three of the Ducks’ last four games.
- The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Ducks’ last four games.
- The Ducks have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight Friday games at Honda Center.
- The favorites have won the third period in 11 of the Ducks’ last 12 games.
Total Goals Facts
- Six of the Ducks’ last eight games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Ducks’ last 15 games following a loss.
Anaheim Ducks Player Prop Facts
- Troy Terry has recorded a point in each of the Ducks’ last seven games against Western Conference opponents.
- Leo Carlsson has scored at least one goal in each of the Ducks’ last three games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- Ryan Strome has recorded an assist in each of the Ducks’ last three home games against Central Division opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Anaheim Ducks rank 32nd in the league for goals per game this season (2.08).
- The Anaheim Ducks rank 26th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (73.53%).
- The Minnesota Wild rank T30th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (66.67%).
- The Minnesota Wild rank 5th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.62).
Anaheim Ducks vs Minnesota Wild Prediction
The Minnesota Wild are simply the better, more trustworthy team, they’ve proven they can win on the road, and they’ve won 9 of the last 10 games against the Ducks. The Anaheim Ducks just can’t get out of their own way, and they’ve allowed 9 goals in their last two games. The Wild have outscored the Ducks 6-0 in the last two games. There’s only one way for me to go in this spot, and that’s to ride with the Wild and the PL for max betting value.
