Anaheim Ducks (43-33-6) vs. Edmonton Oilers (41-30-11) April 20, 2026 10:00 pm EDT The Line: Edmonton Oilers -180 / Anaheim Ducks 150; Over/Under: 6.5 (Get latest betting odds)
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.
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
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.
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.