Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi, and the Nashville Predators will do battle against Jakob Silfverberg, Ryan Getzlaf, and the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in a Western Conference tilt. NBC Sports Network will showcase the action, which gets underway at 10 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 5.
Nashville Predators vs. Anaheim Ducks Odds
Oddsmakers have not yet posted moneyline or Over/Under odds for this matchup.
Nashville is 19-21 straight up (SU) and has lost 12.6 units for moneyline bettors this year. 25 of its matches have gone over the total, while 14 have gone under and none have pushed. As a road team in 2019-20, the Preds are 9-10 SU.
Nashville has converted on just 16.3 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s ranked 25th in the NHL. Its penalty kill is ranked 27th overall, and it’s successfully killed off only 74.8 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 23.3 saves per game with a .896 save percentage, Pekka Rinne (14-11-3) has been the top option in goal for Nashville this season. Rinne did just play last night, however, so the team might decide to rest him and turn to Juuse Saros instead (5-15-3 record, .890 save percentage, 3.23 goals against average).
On the other side of the rink, Anaheim is 16-25 straight up (SU) and has lost 9.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. 22 of its contests have gone over the total, while 19 have gone under and none have pushed. It’s 10-10 SU at home this season.
The Ducks have converted on just 14.3 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the bottom overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 21st overall, and it’s successfully killed off 78.6 percent of all opponent power plays.
John Gibson (28.4 saves per game) has been the top option in the crease for the Ducks. Gibson has 12 wins, 19 losses, and three OT losses and has registered a mediocre 2.92 goals against average and a fairly-weak .907 save percentage this season.
Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Ducks, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- Over Anaheim’s last ten outings, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 0-5 in those games).
- The Ducks are 4-9 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 9-11 when they’re in the box for fewer than 10 penalty minutes, total.
- Two of Anaheim’s last ten games have ended in a shootout. The team is 2-0 in those games and 3-1 overall in shootouts this season.
- For both of these teams, the over has hit in four of their last five outings.
- Nashville skaters have averaged 9.0 giveaways over its last five home games, right in line with its season average of 9.3 giveaways per game (the ninth-fewest in the NHL).
- Anaheim is ranked 18th this season with 10.5 giveaways per game. That figure has improved, however, as the team’s averaged 9.7 giveaways over its last 10 games and 7.2 giveaways over its last five.
- The Ducks this season have registered the 12th-most hits in the league (22.1 per game).
