Carolina Hurricanes vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, 10/16/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Anaheim Ducks

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025

Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, CA

TV: Victory+

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-144) Ducks (+120)

The Carolina Hurricanes (3-0-0) are en route to Honda Center on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Anaheim Ducks (2-1-0). The moneyline on this game has the Hurricanes at -144 and the Ducks are at +120. The total is 6.

The Carolina Hurricanes were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-1 win over the Sharks in the last game they played. The Hurricanes played really well in the win. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 43 shots they tried. Furthermore, they had 3 chances on the power play but didn't get a goal. Carolina earned 12 mins in the box in this matchup.

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When playing at even strength, the Hurricanes have surrendered 6 goals while scoring 14 of their own. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have amassed 10 power play opportunities (22nd in hockey) and have scored 1 goal in those chances. In reference to their goal scoring prowess, the Carolina Hurricanes have accounted for 15 goals (3rd in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have allowed 7. Carolina has taken 115 shots and holds a shot percentage of 13.0%. For the season, they have racked up 6 points and their points percentage comes in at 1.000. The Hurricanes have had 62 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .887. Carolina has tallied 11 power play chances and they have notched 1 goal out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 9.09%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Frederik Andersen. Andersen has participated in 519 contests during his professional hockey career. He has an overall record of 310-135-53 and he was named the starter in 505 games. Opponents have scored 1,279 goals against Andersen in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 2.53. Andersen has had 15,052 shots taken against him and has amassed 13,773 total saves. His save percentage currently is at .915 for his 27,406 minutes guarding the cage. For his professional hockey career, Andersen has recorded 290 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .574.

When they took the ice last, Anaheim squared up with the Penguins in a matchup where the Ducks got the victory by a final score of 4-3. The Ducks earned 4 goals of the 22 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 6 attempts on the power play in this matchup and scored 2 out of those opportunities.

During this campaign, the Anaheim Ducks have tallied 12 goals, 4 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667. They have allowed 12 goals to be scored by of a combination of 10 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Ducks are sitting with 8 goals at even strength and 4 goals (4th in the league) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 11 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 36.36%. Anaheim has put up 102 shots (15th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 11.76%, while allowing the opposition 79 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 71.43% on the other teams 7 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 84.8%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Lukas Dostal defending the goal. His opposition is averaging 3.39 goals per game and he has yielded 370 goals overall. Dostal's quality start percentage comes in at 54.1% and he has earned 59 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has started in 109 contests and his ice time sits at 6,418 mins. Dostal is the owner of a career record of 43-59-13 and has participated in 123 games. He has racked up 3,408 saves out of the 3,778 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .902.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim (+120)

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