Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction NHL Picks 12/6/24

In this article, we will formulate a Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction for this NHL game on Friday, December 6th, at the Honda Center.  To formulate this prediction, we will look at: 

-The Wild’s recent form and recent player performance 

-The Ducks’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Minnesota

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Anaheim

-Recent betting trends in games played between Minnesota and Anaheim

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Wild and Ducks. 

Ducks Look to Bounce Back

The Ducks in the last game faced off against the Vegas Golden Knights and the offense only scored one goal while the defense gave up four. Jackson LaCombe scored a goal but it wasn’t enough as they ended up losing. John Gibson was in goal and saved 29 of the 32 shots that he faced. The Ducks overall this season is averaging 2.5 goals while their defense is giving up 2.96 goals per game. The offense is ranked 29th in the league while the defense is ranked 12th. Troy Terry has scored six goals and added 13 assists so far this season. 

Wild Just Keep Winning

The Wild Just keep winning and they have won four games in a row. Over the last four games they have given up only six goals and the defense is going to need to be strong again here. In the last game against the Vancouver Canucks, the Wild scored three goals and they ended up winning in overtime. The Wild are averaging 3.2 goals while their defense is giving up 2.32 goals per game. The offense is ranked 12th in the league while the defense is ranked 1st in the league. Kirill Kaprizov is having a strong season and he has scored 16 goals and added 23 assists so far this season. 

Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction

The Wild’s defense has been elite heading into this game and they are going to step up in a big way again here. The Ducks are averaging only 2.5 goals and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going here. The Wild are going to score a couple of goals but they aren’t going to run up the score and that is going to be the difference here as this game will stay under the total.

Shane Mickle's Pick: Under