The Minnesota Wild (17-4-4) travel to face off against the Anaheim Ducks (10-11-3) on Friday, December 6th. This game will be played at Honda Center in Anaheim and televised on ESPN+. The Wild are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Ducks are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Blackhawks. Puck drop is set for 10:00 ET.

Wild vs Ducks

The Minnesota Wild Are Coming Off A Win

With a 2-1 overtime win against the Maple Leafs, the Wild improved to 17-4-4 this season. Minnesota, favored on the puck line, didn’t cover, and the total was set at 6 goals, but the teams combined for just 3.

Ryan Hartman scored first for the Wild at 9:41 in the opening period, but the Maple Leafs tied it up with only 52 seconds left in the first. Matt Boldy netted the game-winner 2:14 into overtime.

The Anaheim Ducks Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

With a 4-2 loss to the Blackhawks, the Ducks fell to 10-11-3 this season. Anaheim was favored on the puck line, but failed to cover. The total was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined score of 6 fell just short of that mark.

Anaheim’s defense struggled early, allowing two goals in the first period. They didn’t score until the third period, when they were already down 3-0.

Minnesota Offense Breakdown

Ryan Hartman netted his third goal of the season, getting the Wild on the board at 9:41 in the first period. Matt Boldy, with his 6th goal, sealed the 2-1 victory in overtime, scoring 2:14 into the extra period.

Jared Spurgeon contributed two assists, bringing his season total to three. The Wild fired 33 shots on goal but were held scoreless in the second and third periods. They finished with 15 giveaways.

Ducks Offense Breakdown

Anaheim fired 39 shots on goal but only found the net twice in their 4-2 loss to Chicago. Brock McGinn scored his second goal of the season, while Mason McTavish added his second goal, which came on a power play with just 4 seconds left in the game.

The Ducks were held scoreless until the 9:44 mark of the third period. They recorded 16 giveaways and earned three assists, with Troy Terry picking up his fifth assist of the season and Ryan Strome adding his fourth.

Minnesota Team Defense

Defensively, the Wild will be looking to carry over their performance from their last game, where they allowed just one goal to the Maple Leafs. Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves, posting a 96.4% save percentage. The Wild’s defense also had 7 takeaways and 22 hits.

Anaheim Team Defense

Anaheim’s defense struggled early, giving up the first three goals, including two on the power play, and another late in the 3rd period. Lukas Dostal made 25 saves with an 86.2% save percentage. The Ducks’ defense also recorded 6 takeaways and 15 hits.

Wild vs Ducks Trends

• Across the Wild last three road games, the team averaged 3 goals per game while allowing 2. Their record vs the puck line in these contests was 1-2, while going 2-1 straight-up.
• When looking at their past ten home matchups, Anaheim has an puck line record of 7-3 while averaging 2 per game. The team went 3-7 overall in these games.
• Going back to their previous five games as the underdog, Anaheim has an puck line mark of 4-1 while going 2-3 straight up.
• As the betting favorite, the Wild have an puck line mark of just 4-6 in their last ten games. Minnesota posted a straight up mark of 8-2 in these matchups.

Wild vs Ducks Prediction

For a moneyline pick, I’m taking the Ducks to pick up on a win over the Wild at home. With the moneyline sitting at +178, I’ll be locking in a bet on the Ducks straight-up.

Our projections have the Ducks pulling out a win as the underdog. But if you’re not as bullish as we are on the Ducks, we’d recommend at least getting a bet down on them to cover the puck line.

With an over/under line sitting at 5.5 goals, we like this game to surpass that mark and recommend getting a bet down on the over.

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