The Anaheim Ducks and Edmonton Oilers meet Monday in NHL Game 1 at Rogers Place. Here’s an Oilers vs. Ducks Prediction. This article will include an Oilers vs. Ducks Pick.
Anaheim Ducks Betting Preview
The Anaheim Ducks recently beat the Predators and lost to the Wild. The Ducks have lost 8 of their last 10 games.
The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 3.23 goals per game and are scoring 18.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Cutter Gauthier leads Anaheim with 41 goals, Jackson LaCombe has 48 assists and Beckett Sennecke has 197 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 3.51 goals per game and are killing 76.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ville Husso has given up 62 goals on 534 shots faced, while Lukas Dostal has allowed 169 goals on 1,513 shots
Edmonton Oilers Betting Preview
The Edmonton Oilers recently lost to the Avalanche and beat the Canucks. The Oilers have lost 4 of their last 6 games.
The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 3.44 goals per game and are scoring 30.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Connor McDavid leads Edmonton with 48 goals, Evan Bouchard has 71 assists, and Leon Draisaitl has 186 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 3.23 goals per game and are killing 77.8 percent of their opponents’ power plays. Tristan Jarry has given up 62 goals on 436 shots faced, and Calvin Pickard has allowed 53 goals on 410 shots.
Why the Edmonton Oilers will win
- The Oilers have won each of their last eight games against the Ducks following a home win.
- The Ducks have lost each of their last four night games at Rogers Place following a road win.
- The Oilers have covered the puck line in 12 of their last 13 games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Ducks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five road games following a road win.
- The Ducks have lost the third period in each of their last seven games as road underdogs against Pacific Division opponents when trailing after the second period.
Why the Anaheim Ducks will win
- The underdogs have won five of the Ducks’ last seven games.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in eight of the Ducks’ last nine games.
- The Ducks have won the second period in eight of their last nine road games against Western Conference opponents when trailing after the first period.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Oilers’ last five games following a win has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Ducks’ last five Monday games has gone OVER the total goals line.
- Three of the last four games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the last 13 games between the Ducks and Oilers.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Ducks’ last 11 road games against the Oilers.
Edmonton Oilers Player Prop Facts
- Connor McDavid has scored at least one goal in seven of the Oilers’ last eight home games against the Ducks.
- Evan Bouchard has recorded at least one assist in each of the Oilers’ last 11 games against the Ducks.
- Connor McDavid ranks 1st in the league for Points (138) this season.
Anaheim Ducks Player Prop Facts
- Cutter Gauthier has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances.
- Jackson LaCombe has recorded an assist in seven of the Ducks’ last eight games as underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
- Mikael Granlund has scored three goals against the Oilers this season—equal to his most against any opponent.
Matchup/League Facts
- 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).
- 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%).
Oilers vs Ducks Prediction
Maybe the Ducks turn things around like the Magic in the NBA and they were just waiting for the playoffs to arrive. Or maybe the Ducks ran out of gas and are ready to be served on a thanksgiving table. The Ducks come into the playoffs losers in 8 of their last 10 games and were a mess defensively. That’s not ideal going up against the firepower of the Oilers.
This is also an experienced team that’s been close to hoisting the cup in back-to-back years and don’t see the Panthers in this year’s bracket. On paper and factoring in current form, this has the potential to get ugly for the Ducks. I’ll side with the Oilers and the PL for max betting value.