Edmonton Oilers vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, 4/24/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs Anaheim Ducks

Date: Friday, April 24, 2026

Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, CA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Oilers (-130) Ducks (+110)

The Anaheim Ducks (43-33-6) will compete against the Edmonton Oilers (41-30-11) at Honda Center on Friday in Game 3 of their series. The series is tied 1-1. The odds on this game have Edmonton at -130 while Anaheim is coming in at +110. The over/under is 6.5.

The Edmonton Oilers will need a bounce back game after taking a 6-4 loss against the Ducks in Game 2. Edmonton accrued 6 penalty minutes in this matchup. In addition, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice but didn't net one. The Oilers had a good offensive outing in the defeat. For the outing, they were able to notch a goal on 4 out of the 37 shots they put on goal.

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With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Edmonton Oilers have notched 282 goals (6th in hockey) this year and have allowed 265. For the current campaign, they have racked up 93 points and their points % is .567. Edmonton has compiled 222 power play chances and they have tallied 68 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 30.63%. At even strength, the Oilers have allowed the opponent to score 216 goals while notching 214 of their own. Edmonton has tried 2,439 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.6%. The Oilers have seen 2,188 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .879. Edmonton Oilers opponents have recorded 221 power play opportunities (25th in the NHL) and have tallied 49 goals in those chances.

The player between the pipes for this game is Connor Ingram. Opponents have been able to score 379 goals against Ingram in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.94. Ingram has taken the ice for 134 games during his professional hockey career. His save percentage currently is .901 in his 5,480 mins on the ice. He has compiled a win-loss record of 55-54-18 and got the start in 129 games. In his career, Ingram has tallied 70 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .543. Ingram has had 3,833 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 3,454 total saves.

Anaheim played about as good as you can offensively in Game 2. The Ducks scored 6 goals of the 28 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 power play attempts in this matchup and recorded 2 out of those opportunities.

Anaheim has tried 2,526 shots (3rd in the league) and has a shot percentage of 10.49%, while allowing the other team 2,326 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 76.36% on the other teams 258 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 87.6%. They have a tally of 264 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 18.56%. The Ducks are sitting with 216 goals at even strength and 49 goals (17th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 288 goals to be scored by way of 227 goals at even strength and 61 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this year, the Anaheim Ducks have earned a total of 265 goals, 92 points, and a points percentage of .561.

For the opposition you are expected to see Lukas Dostal protecting the goal. He has tallied 4,702 saves out of 5,235 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .898. Dostal is sitting with a lifetime record of 72-78-17 and has been in net for 177 games. He has made the start in 162 games and has been on the ice for 6,549 minutes. Dostal's quality start rate sits at 53.1% and he has accumulated 86 quality starts in his career. The opposition is averaging 3.29 goals per game and he has surrendered 533 goals in total.

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Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton (-130)

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