Anaheim Ducks vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 10/2/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Friday, October 2, 2026

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: FOXLA+, Vegas 34

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (+154) Golden Knights (-165)

T-Mobile Arena is the location where the Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17 last year) will play the Anaheim Ducks (43-33-6 last season) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Anaheim at +154 and Vegas opens at -165. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The Anaheim Ducks had a rough game after their 5-1 loss against the Golden Knights their last time out. Anaheim recorded 32 penalty minutes in this game. Moreover, they had 5 chances on the power play and were able to net 1 goal. The Ducks didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. In the outing, they scored on 1 out of the 32 shots they put on net.

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Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Anaheim Ducks racked up 265 goals (13th in the league) over the course of last year and conceded 288. For the previous campaign, they scored 92 points and their points percentage finished at .561. Anaheim tallied 264 power play opportunities and scored 49 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 18.56%. At even strength, the Ducks allowed the opponent to score 227 goals while earning 216. Anaheim attempted 2,526 shots and had a shot percentage of 10.5%. The Ducks had 2,326 shots tried against them and earned a save percentage of .876. Anaheim Ducks opponents had 258 power play opportunities (4th in the NHL) and notched 61 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Lukas Dostal. Opponents have notched 533 goals versus Dostal in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 3.29. Dostal has been in net for 177 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .898 during his 6,549 minutes on the ice. He has accumulated a mark of 72-78-17 and he has gotten the start in 162 games. In his professional hockey career, Dostal has compiled 86 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .531. Dostal has seen 5,235 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 4,702 total saves.

Their last time out, Vegas opposed the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Golden Knights ended up with the win by a mark of 5-2. They had 3 chances on the power play in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those chances. The Golden Knights had 5 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they took.

The Golden Knights accumulated 206 goals at even strength and 58 goals (6th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. Vegas took 2,377 shots (8th in the NHL) and earned a shot percentage of 11.11%, while allowing the opposition 1,999 shots. Last year, the Vegas Golden Knights tallied 264 goals, 95 points, as well as a points percentage of .579. They allowed 242 goals to be scored by way of 204 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. They recorded 237 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 24.47%. They had a penalty kill percentage of 81.37% on their opposition's 204 power play chances, and their save percentage came in at 87.9%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Carter Hart patrolling the crease. The opposition is averaging 2.84 goals/game and he has yielded 671 goals in total. Hart's percentage of quality starts is 49.6% and he has 117 quality starts in his NHL career. He has started in 236 contests and has played for a total of 12,073 mins. Hart is sitting with a career mark of 107-96-32 and has participated in 245 games. He has a tally of 6,381 saves out of 7,052 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .905.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim (+154)

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