Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks Prediction, NHL Odds
The Oilers skated to a narrow 3-2 win over Los Angeles on Saturday night, and enter Sunday night’s matchup on a steady 6-1-0 run on the road. The Ducks have dropped three of the first four dates on their current eight-game homestand, capped by Friday’s 2-0 loss to Arizona, which marks their third shutout defeat in 10 games.
The Oilers arrive in Anaheim perched as lofty -225 road favourites on the Sunday NHL odds, and a short +100 bet on the puckline. The Ducks lag as +180 underdogs, and the total is pegged at 6.5.
Oilers vs. Ducks NHL Betting Odds
The Oilers’ recent road warrior ways mark a major turnaround for the club after losing eight of their first 10 games of the season away from Rogers Place. While the Oilers needed to overcome an early 2-0 deficit to eventually earn Saturday’s win in the shootout, they have otherwise filled the net during their recent surge, scoring 4.50 goals per game, and have averaged 4.30 goals per game while winning 12 of their past 12 overall.
Conversely, it has been all downhill for the Ducks since they opened their campaign on a respectable 9-6-0 run. The club has posted consecutive wins just once while losing 16 of their past 20 contests. That run includes losses nine of their past 11 home dates, with the club getting limited to two or fewer goals in eight of those defeats.
Edmonton Oilers
Connor McDavid has led the charge during the Oilers’ recent road resurgence. McDavid scored the Oilers’ opening goal and set up Leon Draisaitl’s game-tying marker on Saturday night. The Oilers superstar has compiled six points during a four-game points streak, and 18 total points in 11 December appearances, and offers solid value on the NHL player props to turn in another multi-point performance on Sunday. Overall, McDavid has found his way onto the scoresheet in 16 of his past 17 games, and the Oilers have lost five of six this season when he hasn’t recorded a point. With Saturday night’s goal, Draisaitl has now found the back of the net in four of the first five games of this road trip, and has potted seven total goals over his past seven road outings.
Anaheim Ducks
Now sporting the NHL’s worst home record, and leading San Jose by just five points in the race for the bottom of the NHL league standings, the Ducks have nowhere to go but up. Overall, the Ducks have scored just seven total goals through the first four games of their homestand, and averaged a meagre 1.60 goals per game at even strength over their past 10 contests. After enjoying an impressive start to the season that put him on pace to have a career year, leading scorer Frank Vatrano has cooled off considerably. The 29-year-old journeyman piled up 22 points through the end of November before opening December with just one point in eight games, but has now scored in two of his past there outings.