Penguins vs. Ducks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 9

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks -- the former coming off a defeat, the latter a win -- will meet on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The Ducks are slight underdogs, at +102, and the Penguins are -122.

Pittsburgh had a 3-2 road defeat at the hands of the Dallas Stars in its last game on Dec. 7, falling in the shootout 1-0. The Penguins got one point apiece out of six skaters, including Sidney Crosby (one assist) and Connor Dewar (one goal).

Anaheim won its most recent game 7-1 at home over the Chicago Blackhawks on Dec. 7. Five Ducks players recorded two points each in that matchup, including Beckett Sennecke (one goal and one assist) and Cutter Gauthier (two assists).

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will emerge with the victory in Tuesday's hockey action.

Penguins vs. Ducks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Penguins 3 - Ducks 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.02 goals)
  

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Penguins vs. Ducks Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Penguins-Ducks matchup.

• Favorite: Penguins (-122)
• Underdog: Ducks (+102)

Penguins Betting Insights

• The Penguins have gone 3-5 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• Pittsburgh is 2-2 when it has played with moneyline odds of -122 or shorter (50.0% win percentage).
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Penguins have a 55.0% chance to win.
• Pittsburgh's 27 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 12 times.

Ducks Betting Insights

• This season the Ducks have won 13 of the 21 games, or 61.9%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Anaheim has a record of 11-7 in games when bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +102 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Ducks, based on the moneyline, is 49.5%.
• Anaheim has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 18 of 29 games this season.

Penguins Key Stats

• Pittsburgh's 85 total goals (3.2 per game) make it the 18th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• Defensively, the Penguins have been one of the stingiest squads in league action, giving up 73 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank fourth.
• Its +12 goal differential is the fifth-best in the league.
• The 22 power-play goals the Penguins have recorded this season (on 66 power-play chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.
• Pittsburgh paces the league with a 33.33% power-play conversion rate.
• The one shorthanded goal the Penguins have scored this season rank 21st among NHL squads.
• Pittsburgh has the league's fourth-best penalty-kill percentage (85%).
• Pittsburgh has the 14th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 50.1%.
• The Penguins make 11.6% of their shots (eighth in the league).

Ducks Key Stats

• Anaheim is second in the NHL in scoring (104 goals, 3.6 per game).
• The Ducks allow 3.3 goals per game (95 in total), 23rd in the league.
• With a goal differential of +9, the team is seventh-best in the league in that category.
• The Ducks have 19 power-play goals (on 101 chances), 12th in the NHL.
• Anaheim has the NHL's 18th-ranked power-play percentage (18.81%).
• The Ducks have three shorthanded goals (fifth in NHL).
• At 75.26%, Anaheim has the 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 46.7%, Anaheim has the league's 29th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The Ducks' 11.5% shooting percentage is 11th in the league.