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(17-12-7) Anaheim Ducks vs. Vancouver Canucks (15-18-3)
Date: Friday December 30th
Time: 10:00PM EST
Venue: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Anaheim -115
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Anaheim -1.5
NHL Betting Total: 5
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The Ducks, losers of three straight and four of five, head north to Vancouver to take on the struggling Canucks.
The Canucks will look to win their second in a row, after a solid 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
Anaheim Ducks
The road has not been kind to Anaheim this season. On the year, Anaheim is 7-8-5 away from the Honda Center and the team has scored two or less goals in 11 of those games.
When the goal-scoring is the strong suit of your team, bailing you out of games where defense is poor, it’s going to be tough to win when scoring two or less. This is something the Ducks will have to get better at if they are going to better their road record.
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Anaheim ranks 19th in goals against and has given up 102 goals to opponents so far this year. Unfortunately, the goal-scoring has diminished slightly and the team is 13th in the league. The minus-4 goal differential on the year has hurt Anaheim and helps explain this bad five-game stretch.
Anaheim has the players to be a force in the Pacific Division. Rickard Rakell has 21 points (14G, 7A) on the season and center Ryan Kesler is the star of this Ducks team. He has 29 points (12G, 17A) this year and he’s an extremely important top six piece for Anaheim.
Vancouver Canucks
Slowly but surely, Vancouver is losing out on any chance at the postseason. Sitting in 6th in the Pacific Division, the Cancuks have a poor 5-7-1 record in the month of December.
With two more games in December, the team will look to end the month in better fashion than it began the month.
Problems lie on both offense and defense for the Canucks, and injuries haven’t helped anything. Recently, the Canucks lost defensemen Erik Gudbranson and Philip Larsen, along with left winger Jannik Hansen.
Losing two top defensemen has only further hampered a poor defense for Vancouver. The team is fourth worst in the NHL in goals against, giving up 110 on the year. It’s caused a lot of problems especially when you add in the fact that the Canucks can’t score.
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They’re 22nd in the league in goals (88) giving them a minus-22 goal differential on the season. That’s not conducive to a winning, playoff-bound season.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Vancouver is 11-6-2 at home this season
- The Total has gone OVER in five of Anaheim’s last seven road games
Free Anaheim Ducks vs. Vancouver Canucks NHL Hockey Prediction:
Neither team is playing great hockey right. This being a Pacific Division matchup, there is need for both teams to step up and go for the win. With the weapons Anaheim has, I think they have the edge despite being on the road. Anaheim takes the W.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Anaheim -115
When you look at the scorers that the Ducks have currently, along with the banged up defense of the Canucks, it’s hard not to bet on Anaheim to take this win.
NHL Free Score Prediction: Anaheim 3 – Vancouver 2
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