Detroit Red Wings vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, 10/31/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Anaheim Ducks
Date: Friday, October 31, 2025
Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, CA
TV: Victory+
Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (-210) Ducks (+172)
The Detroit Red Wings (7-3-0) are traveling to Honda Center on Friday where they will go up against the Anaheim Ducks (5-3-1). The odds on this game have Detroit at -210 and Anaheim is at +172. The over/under is 6.
The Detroit Red Wings will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-2 victory against the Blues in their previous contest . Detroit had 9 mins in the box in this contest. The Red Wings had a good offensive outing in this win. Furthermore, they had 2 power play attempts and were able to score 1 goal. For the outing, they scored on 5 out of the 20 shots they put on goal.
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When at even strength, the Red Wings have conceded 27 goals while scoring 28 themselves. Detroit Red Wings opponents have tallied 27 power play opportunities (28th in the NHL) and have earned 4 goals in those chances. When discussing their scoring capabilities, the Detroit Red Wings have notched 35 goals (10th in hockey) over the course of the season and have surrendered 31. Detroit has taken 275 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.7%. For the season, they have recorded 14 points and their points percentage sits at .700. The Red Wings so far have had 263 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .882. Detroit comes into the game with 30 power play opportunities and they have scored 7 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 23.33%.
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Patrolling the crease for the game will be John Gibson. For his professional hockey career, Gibson has earned 271 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .542. He has a save percentage of .910 for his 26,832 minutes guarding the cage. Gibson has had 15,565 shots against him and has recorded 14,160 saves. Opponents have notched 1,405 goals versus Gibson in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.81. He has accumulated a record of 208-219-63 and got the start in 500 games. Gibson has taken the ice for 512 games during his NHL career.
Their last time out, Anaheim played the Panthers in an outing where the Ducks got the tie by a final of 2-2. They had 5 power play opportunities in this outing and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Ducks recorded 2 goals out of the 17 shots on goal they tried.
On the campaign, the Anaheim Ducks are sitting with 31 goals, 11 points, and a points percentage of .611. They have allowed 31 goals to be scored by of a combination of 25 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Ducks have tallied 24 goals at even strength and 7 goals (16th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have a tally of 35 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 20.00%. Anaheim has tried 284 shots (20th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.92%, while allowing their opponents 277 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 76.92% on the other teams 26 power play tries, and their save percentage is 88.8%.
Across the ice you are going to see Lukas Dostal defending the goal. Dostal has amassed a lifetime mark of 45-61-14 and has been in goal for 128 games. Dostal's percentage of quality starts sits at 54.4% and he has 62 quality starts in his career. He has tallied 3,550 saves out of 3,934 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .902. His opponents are averaging 3.37 goals/game and he has yielded 384 goals overall. He has been a starter 114 contests and has played for a total of 6,431 mins.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh's Pick: Take Detroit (-210)
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