Ducks vs. Wild NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 14

The Anaheim Ducks (42-32-6) visit the Minnesota Wild (45-24-12) on Tuesday, April 14, with both coming off a loss. Ducks (-142) at Wild (+120) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Anaheim's most recent game was a 4-3 overtime home loss against the Vancouver Canucks on April 12. The Ducks got two points each out of Cutter Gauthier (two goals) and Chris Kreider (two assists).

Minnesota played on the road in its last game on April 13, and fell 6-3 against the St. Louis Blues. Nick Foligno had two points (one goal and one assist) in that outing for the Wild.

As hockey play continues, get ready for the matchup by checking out which club we project to win Tuesday's game.

Ducks vs. Wild Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota Wild, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Wild 3 - Ducks 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.00 goals)
  

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Ducks vs. Wild Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Ducks-Wild game.

• Favorite: Ducks (-142)
• Underdog: Wild (+120)

Ducks Betting Insights

• In the 29 times this season the Ducks have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 15-14 in those games.
• Anaheim is 6-11 when it has played with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter (35.3% win percentage).
• Based on the moneyline in this game, the Ducks' implied win probability is 58.7%.
• In 48 games this season, Anaheim and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild have won 18, or 58.1%, of the 31 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Minnesota has gone 7-5, a 58.3% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +120 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Wild, based on the moneyline, is 45.5%.
• Minnesota has played 41 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Ducks Key Stats

• Anaheim ranks 15th in the league with 258 goals scored (3.2 per game).
• The Ducks rank 29th in goals against, giving up 281 total goals (3.5 per game) in NHL play.
• Its goal differential (-23) ranks 22nd in the league.
• The 47 power-play goals the Ducks have recorded this season (to rank 18th in the NHL) have come on 255 power-play chances.
• Anaheim's 18.43% power-play conversion rate ranks 23rd in the league.
• The eight shorthanded goals the Ducks have scored this season rank sixth among NHL teams.
• Anaheim kills 76.86% of opponent power plays, the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Anaheim wins 47.8% of its faceoffs (25th in NHL).
• The Ducks have a 10.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 22nd in the league.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota is 10th in the NHL in scoring (265 goals, 3.3 per game).
• The Wild concede 2.9 goals per game (233 in total), the sixth-fewest in the league.
• With a goal differential of +32, the team is seventh-best in the league in that category.
• With 65 power-play goals (on 257 chances), the Wild are third-best in the NHL.
• Minnesota scores on 25.29% of its power plays, No. 3 in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Wild have seven.
• Minnesota's has the 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80%).
• At 46.7%, Minnesota has the league's 30th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.2%, the Wild are 15th in the league.