Golden Knights vs. Ducks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 18

The Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a loss -- will face each other on Thursday at 10:00 PM ET, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise. Golden Knights (-370) versus Ducks (+293) looks lopsided, according to the moneyline odds.

Vegas won 3-1 at home its last time out on April 16 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Pavel Dorofeyev (one assist) and Michael Amadio (one goal) were among the seven Golden Knights skaters who recorded one point each.

Anaheim played on the road in its last game on April 13, and fell 3-1 against the Los Angeles Kings. Olen Zellweger (one assist) and Trevor Zegras (one goal) were among the three Ducks skaters who collected one point each in that outing.

Before this matchup, here's who we predict to emerge victorious in Thursday's hockey contest.

Golden Knights vs. Ducks Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Golden Knights 5 - Ducks 2
• Pick OU: Over 6 (Dunkel projecting 6.91 goals)
  

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Golden Knights vs. Ducks Moneylines

Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Golden Knights-Ducks matchup.

• Favorite: Golden Knights (-370)
• Underdog: Ducks (+293)

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• In the 53 times this season the Golden Knights have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 31-22 in those games.
• Vegas has had three games with moneyline odds of -370 or shorter, and earned a victory each time.
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Golden Knights have a 78.7% chance to win.
• Vegas and its opponent have gone over 6 combined goals in 44 of 81 games this season.

Ducks Betting Insights

• The Ducks have been listed as an underdog 72 times this season, and won 22, or 30.6%, of those games.
• This season Anaheim has won one of its five games when it's the underdog by at least +293 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 25.4% chance of victory for the Ducks.
• Anaheim has played 46 games this season that finished with over 6 goals.

Golden Knights Key Stats

• Vegas' 262 total goals (3.2 per game) make it the 14th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• The Golden Knights rank 11th in goals against, giving up 239 total goals (3.0 per game) in NHL action.
• It has the league's 12th-ranked goal differential at +23.
• The 50 power-play goals the Golden Knights have scored this season (to rank 18th in the NHL) have come on 249 power-play chances.
• Vegas has the league's 20th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.08%).
• The Golden Knights have scored nine shorthanded goals this season.
• Vegas' 79.72% penalty-kill success rate ranks 14th in the league.
• Vegas wins 50.2% of its faceoffs to rank 17th in the NHL.
• The Golden Knights shoot 10.4% as a team (12th in the league).

Ducks Key Stats

• Anaheim's 199 goals on the season (2.5 per game) rank 30th in the NHL.
• The Ducks' total of 292 goals conceded (3.6 per game) is 30th in the NHL.
• it has the 30th-ranked goal differential in the league at -93.
• The Ducks have 40 power-play goals (on 234 chances), 27th in the NHL.
• Anaheim's power-play percentage (17.09) puts the team 27th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Ducks have 11.
• Anaheim's has the 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage (72.48%).
• At 46.7%, Anaheim has the NHL's 28th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• With a shooting percentage of 9.2%, the Ducks are 28th in the league.