Ducks vs. Penguins Prediction & Picks - Oct. 14

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The Anaheim Ducks (1-1), coming off a 7-6 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks, host the Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1) at Honda Center on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Penguins were defeated by the New York Rangers 6-1 in their most recent game.

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Before this matchup, here's who we project to bring home the win in Tuesday's hockey game.

Ducks vs. Penguins Predictions for Tuesday

Our computer projection model for this contest expects a final score of Penguins 5, Ducks 2.

  • Moneyline Pick: Penguins (+119)
  • Total Pick: Over 6 (computer predicts 7.1 goals on average)
  • Spread Pick: Penguins (+1.5)

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Ducks Splits and Trends

  • The Ducks were 11-10-21 in overtime matchups as part of a 35-37-10 overall record last season.
  • Anaheim picked up 36 points (14-11-8) in the 33 games it played that were decided by one goal.
  • The 16 times last season the Ducks finished a game with only one goal, they went 1-13-2 (four points).
  • Anaheim took 10 points from the 25 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (3-18-4 record).
  • The Ducks were 31-3-4 when they scored at least three goals (to register 66 points).
  • In the 18 games when Anaheim scored a lone power-play goal, it went 7-8-3 to record 17 points.
  • When it outshot its opponent, Anaheim was 14-13-2 (30 points).
  • The Ducks were outshot by their opponent 50 times, and went 19-23-8 (46 points).

Penguins Splits and Trends

  • The Penguins (34-36-12 overall) posted a record of 10-12-22 in games that needed OT last season.
  • Pittsburgh picked up 32 points (13-4-6) in its 23 games decided by one goal.
  • Last season the Penguins scored just one goal in 15 games, and they picked up two points (1-14-0).
  • Pittsburgh picked up nine points (2-10-5 record) last season when scoring exactly two goals .
  • The Penguins picked up 69 points in their 45 games when they scored three or more goals.
  • Last season Pittsburgh scored a lone power-play goal in 34 games and registered 34 points, with a record of 14-14-6.
  • When it outshot its opponent last season, Pittsburgh posted a record of 16-12-6 (38 points).
  • The Penguins' opponents had more shots in 45 games last season. The Penguins went 17-22-6 in those games (40 points).

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Team Stats Comparison (2024-25)

Ducks Rank Ducks AVG Penguins AVG Penguins Rank
30th 2.65 Goals Scored 2.95 18th
22nd 3.18 Goals Allowed 3.5 29th
21st 27.7 Shots 28.3 15th
32nd 32.3 Shots Allowed 30.2 29th
32nd 11.76% Power Play % 25.79% 6th
29th 74.19% Penalty Kill % 77.78% 18th

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