The Anaheim Ducks need a win after losing 8 of their last 9 games. The Colorado Avalanche are riding a 3-game losing streak. Let’s preview this game and give out a Anaheim Ducks vs Colorado Avalanche prediction.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Preview 

The Anaheim Ducks snapped an 8-game losing streak on Saturday against the Avalanche. The Ducks have recent losses to the Oilers, Canucks, and Capitals. The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 2.75 goals per game and are scoring on 21.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Frank Vatrano leads Anaheim with 14 goals, Ryan Strome has 14 assists and Mason McTavish has 63 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 79.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. John Gibson has given up 44 goals on 471 shots faced, while Lukas Dostal has allowed 35 goals on 288 shots.

Anaheim Ducks Team Facts

• The Ducks have lost 13 of their last 14 games following a shootout win.
• The Ducks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games following a shootout win.
• The Ducks have lost the first period in each of their last nine games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Ducks’ last 13 games following an overtime win.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview 

The Colorado Avalanche are coming off bad losses to the Coyotes, Ducks, and Kings. The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.58 goals per game and are scoring on 20.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 12 goals, Cale Makar has 27 assists and Nathan MacKinnon has 111 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 2.92 goals per game and are killing 85.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has allowed 57 goals on 561 shots faced, while Ivan Prosvetov has given up 11 goals on 136 shots.

Colorado Avalanche Team Facts

• The home team has won seven of the Avalanche’s last eight games.
• The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Avalanche’s last eight games.
• The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the last seven games between the Ducks and Avalanche at Ball Arena.
• The Avalanche have won the first period in each of their last seven games.

Anaheim Ducks vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction

The Anaheim Ducks just beat the Avs over the weekend, so I can understand why you’d want to give a look at the big plus money. However, we can’t ignore that the Ducks had lost 8 straight games before that win, and they’re still a mess defensively. The Avalanche are simply the better team, and we shouldn’t expect these weird losses to continue forever. The Avalanche have won 8 of the last 10 meetings against the Ducks, and 7 of those wins were decided by two or more goals. Give me the Avs and the PL for max betting value.