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Detroit Red Wings vs. Anaheim Ducks Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 1-7-2024
Detroit Red Wings (19-16-4) vs. Anaheim Ducks (13-24-1)
The NHL betting action continues Saturday, January 6, with this interconference clash when the Detroit Red Wings travel to take on the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The puck drops at 8:00 p.m.
This is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Ducks earned a 4-3 victory in Detroit on December 18. Detroit enters this contest as the favorite on the moneyline (-144).
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Red Wings Knock Off Kings in Shootout
The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Los Angeles Kings in a shootout on Thursday, 4-3. After dropping their final four games on the road in 2023, Detroit has responded by taking the first two contests of this three-game California road trip. Detroit is 9-9-1 on the road this season.
The Kings took a two-goal lead in the first, but Robby Fabbri led the Detroit comeback, scoring two of the next three goals to put the Red Wings on top. Los Angeles recorded a late tally to force overtime and then lost when the Red Wings scored on each of their first two opportunities in the shootout. Alex DeBrincat was held off the score sheet for the second straight game, which snapped a five-game point streak where the forward had 10 points overall. The Red Wings are fifth in goals per game (3.56).
Alex Lyon stopped 40 shots in the victory. With Ville Husso out, James Reimer (3-6-2, 3.41, .889) and Lyon (7-4-0, 2.56, .919) have been handling the goaltending duties, but the Red Wings are 26th in goals-against average (3.44) despite being 12th in penalty killing (81.1%).
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Ducks Close Out Disastrous Homestand
The Anaheim Ducks will finish off their eight-game homestand on Sunday when they take on the Red Wings. It has been a disaster through the first seven games as the club is 1-5-1, including losses in four straight games. The Ducks are 6-15-1 at home.
Anaheim took the lead in this contest when Mason McTavish scored his 11th goal of the season with a little over four minutes left in the first. However, it was all Winnipeg from there, scoring the final three goals, including two in the third to earn the win. McTavish has five points over his last five games, including four assists. Anaheim is 29th in goals per game (2.47).
John Gibson was solid in the loss, stopping 24 shots. Gibson (7-16-0, 2.97, .903) is back in form after a disappointing last two seasons. He is helping the Ducks to the 23rd-best goals-against average (3.34).
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Best Bets for this Game
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The Ducks are not just struggling on this homestand, but five of the seven losses have been by two goals or more. This team simply does not have enough talent to keep up with Detroit, and one has to wonder if they are simply throwing in the towel at this point, looking forward to finally getting back on the road.
After struggling on the road to close out 2023, Detroit has been very good in their first two road contests of 2024. The team earned a 5-3 victory in San Jose on January 2, and that contest is likely to be very much like what we will see here in Anaheim.
Prediction: Take the Detroit Red Wings at -1.5 (+155)
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These teams have struggled to put the puck in the net when they have squared off, as six of the last nine meetings have gone under. The three that went over were 4-3 finals, but that has happened just one time in the last five meetings between these teams in Anaheim.
The Ducks have scored four total goals over their last four games and have 11 total goals through the first seven games of this homestand, shut out twice. Detroit could score 5 goals in this game and this contest will still not go over.
Prediction: Go under 6.5 (+106)