Anaheim Ducks vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction 4/30/26 NHL Picks Today

The Edmonton Oilers and the Anaheim Ducks meet Thursday in NHL action from the Honda Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks prediction.

Edmonton Oilers Recap

The Edmonton Oilers come into this game looking to build on tehir 4-1 win over the Ducks from game five to make it a 3-2 series.

Oilers Looking To Force Game Seven

Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 138 points including a team-high 48 goals and a team-high 90 assists while Leon Draisaitl has 97 points with 35 goals and 62 assists. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 56 points with 20 goals and 36 assists while Evan Bouchard has 95 points with 21 goals and 74 assists. Mattias Ekholm also has 41 points with 6 goals and 35 assists and Zach Hyman has 52 points with 31 goals and 21 assists as well this season. Calvin Pickard is 5-6-2 with a 3.68 GAA and an .871 save percentage and Connor Ingram is 16-10-3 with a 2.60 GAA and an .899 save percentage while Tristan Jarry is 9-6-2 with a 3.86 GAA and an .858 save percentage in goal for Edmonton this season.

Anaheim Ducks Recap

The Anaheim Ducks come into this game looking to bounce back from their loss to the Oilers in game five, failing to close out in their first attempt.

Ducks Looking To Advance

Cutter Gauthier leads the Ducks in scoring with 69 points coming on a team-high 41 goals and 28 assists while Leo Carlsson has 67 points with 29 goals and 38 assists. Troy Terry has 57 points with 19 goals and 38 assists while Chris Kreider’s added 50 points with 22 goals and 28 assists. Beckett Sennecke has 60 points with 23 goals and 37 assists while Mason McTavish has 41 points with 17 goals and 24 assists. Jackson Lacombe has 58 points with 10 goals and 48 assists and Jacob Trouba has 35 points with 10 goals and 25 assists on the year. Lukas Dostal has gone 30-20-4 with a 3.10 GAA and an .898 save percentage in goal for Anaheim while Petr Mrazek has gone 3-5 with a 4.07 GAA and an .858 save percentage this season. Ville Husso is also 10-8-2 with a 3.25 GAA and an .884 save percentage in goal for Anaheim.

Edmonton Oilers @ Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends: April 30, 2026

Why the Anaheim Ducks will win

• The Ducks have won each of their last nine games as home underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Oilers have lost each of their last five games at Honda Center.
• The Ducks have covered the puck line in each of their last 11 games as home underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games at Honda Center.
• The Ducks have won the third period in each of their last seven home games against Pacific Division opponents when trailing after the second period.

Why the Edmonton Oilers will win

• The Ducks have lost each of their last five Game 6s of a playoff series.
• The Oilers have won nine of their last 10 games against the Ducks following a home win.
• The Oilers have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine night games at Honda Center following a win.
• The Ducks have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six home games following a road loss.
• The Oilers have won the second period in each of their last five road games against the Ducks following a win.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the last four games between teams from the same division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Five of the Oilers’ last six night games at Honda Center following a win have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Five of the Ducks’ last six home games following a road loss have gone OVER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Ducks’ last nine games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Oilers’ last seven games as favorites.

Anaheim Ducks Player Prop Facts

• Mikael Granlund has scored a goal in each of his last four appearances with the Ducks as home underdogs.
• Leo Carlsson has recorded at least one assist in each of his last seven appearances with the Ducks as home underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
• Leo Carlsson has recorded at least three shots in each of his last nine appearances – longest active streak in the league.

Edmonton Oilers Player Prop Facts

• Zach Hyman has scored a goal in each of his last four appearances in Game 6s of a playoff series.
• Evan Bouchard has recorded at least one assist in each of the Oilers’ last 12 games as road favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
• Connor McDavid ranks 1st in the league for Points (138) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Anaheim Ducks rank 29th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.51).
• The Anaheim Ducks rank 27th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (76.36%).
• The Edmonton Oilers rank 1st in the league in power play percentage this season (30.63%).
• The Edmonton Oilers rank 6th in the league for goals per game this season (3.44).

Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks Prediction

I’m on the Ducks here. I get the case to be made for the Oilers here, as this is an experienced team that you don’t want to give momentum to, but the Ducks were at their best all season at home and I think they have to take care of business here so that they don’t have to go back to Edmonton for game 7. Give me Anaheim.