Florida Panthers vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, 10/4/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Anaheim Ducks

Date: Sunday, October 4, 2026

Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, CA

TV: Scripps Sports Local, FOXLA+

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-127) Ducks (+122)

The Anaheim Ducks will go up against the Florida Panthers at Honda Center on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Panthers at -127 and the Ducks are at +122. The over/under is set at 6.5.

The Florida Panthers had a rough game after their 4-3 defeat to the Sharks their last time on the ice. Florida garnered 18 penalty minutes in this matchup. In addition, they had 6 chances on the power play and netted 1 goal. The Panthers had a middle of the road offensive outing in the loss. For the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 3 out of the 26 shots they attempted.

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Florida Panthers opponents had 273 power play tries (2nd in professional hockey) and had a total of 52 goals in those attempts. The Panthers had 2,197 shots attempted against them and were the owners of a save percentage of .875. Florida tried 2,292 shots and held a shot percentage of 10.7%. While at even strength, the Panthers allowed 222 goals while getting 194. Florida accumulated 265 power play chances and added 52 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 19.62%. For last season, they earned 84 points and their points percentage was .512. In terms of scoring goals, the Florida Panthers notched 246 goals (19th in the league) for the previous season and allowed 274.

The man in goal for this game is Jacob Markstrom. Throughout his time in hockey, Markstrom has compiled 293 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .522. His save percentage currently sits at .907 during his 33,304 minutes on the ice. Markstrom has seen 16,233 shots taken against him and has recorded 14,717 saves. The opposition has notched 1,516 goals versus Markstrom in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.70. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 265-231-64 and he was named the starter in 561 games. Markstrom has been involved in 579 contests throughout his professional hockey career.

When they took the ice last, Anaheim faced the Golden Knights in a game where the Ducks earned a win by a final score of 4-3. The Ducks recorded 4 goals of the 20 shots on goal they took. They had 2 power play attempts in this outing but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

Anaheim attempted 2,526 shots (3rd in professional hockey) and accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.49%, while allowing the other team 2,326 shots. They earned a penalty kill rate of 76.36% on the other team's 258 power play chances, and their save percentage was 87.6%. They had a tally of 264 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 18.56%. The Ducks finished with 216 goals at even strength and 49 goals (17th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They permitted 288 goals to be scored by way of 227 goals at even strength and 61 goals while they had less men on the ice. Last season, the Anaheim Ducks had 265 goals, 92 points, as well as a points percentage of .561.

Across the ice you will find Lukas Dostal between the pipes. Dostal has compiled a career record of 72-78-17 and has been in goal for 177 contests. Dostal's percentage of quality starts sits at 53.1% and he has earned 86 quality starts in his pro career. He has gathered 4,702 stops out of the 5,235 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .898. Opponents are averaging 3.29 goals per game and he has relinquished 533 goals overall. He has started in 162 contests and has been on the ice for 413 mins.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Anaheim (+122) and under 6.5 goals

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