Anaheim Ducks vs Minnesota Wild Prediction 3-19-24 Picks

The Minnesota Wild and Anaheim Ducks meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Honda Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks prediction.

Minnesota Wild Betting Preview

The Minnesota Wild recently lost to the Blues while beating the Coyotes and Ducks. The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.07 goals per game and are scoring on 21.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 35 goals, Mats Zuccarello has 44 assists and Joel Eriksson Ek has 232 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 3.18 goals per game and are killing 74.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 116 goals on 1,097 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 85 goals on 900 shots.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Preview

The Anaheim Ducks recently lost to the Wild, Jets, and Blues. The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 18.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Frank Vatrano leads Anaheim with 29 goals, Troy Terry has 29 assists and Mason McTavish has 121 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 3.63 goals per game and are killing 73.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. John Gibson has given up 131 goals on 1,211 shots faced, while Lukas Dostal has allowed 103 goals on 1,016 shots.

Anaheim Ducks Team Facts

• The Ducks have lost each of their last nine games as underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
• The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the Ducks’ last six games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in four of the Ducks’ last five home games.
• The favorites have won the third period in each of the last six games between the Wild and Ducks at Honda Center.

Minnesota Wild Team Facts

• The Wild have won 14 of their last 15 games against the Ducks.
• The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games as favorites following a shootout win.
• The Wild have won the third period in each of their last six night games at Honda Center.
• The ‘Under 0.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the Wild’s last three night games at Honda Center.

Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks prediction

The Anaheim Ducks haven’t won a game in two weeks, and they’ve scored a combined two goals in their last three games. Homeice hasn’t helped the Ducks much, where they’re 10-23-1 on the season. The Minnesota Wild beat the Ducks 2-0 less than a week ago, and they need to take advantage of games like this if they’re going to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. The Wild have won 9 of the last 10 games against the Ducks overall. No excuses for the Wild in games like this. Give me the Wild and the PL for max betting value.