Ducks vs Oilers Picks and Prediction – 1/4/2025

The Anaheim Ducks go on the road Friday night with a game in Edmonton, Alberta against the Edmonton Oilers. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. Anaheim has been below average this season with 15 wins through 36 games played on a two game winning streak following their win against the New Jersey Devils. Offensively Anaheim has been below average scoring 2.47 goals on 28.3 shots per game. Defensively the Ducks have been average allowing 3.06 goals on 31.9 shots per game. Troy Terry leads the way for the Ducks offense with 28 points this season. Terry also leads the team with 11 goals on 94 shots. Lucas Dostal has been the top goalie for Anaheim this season with 10 wins carrying a .914 save percentage.

The Edmonton Oilers stay at home on Friday night with 22 wins through 37 games played this year and have a one game winning streak. Edmonton has been above average offensively this season scoring 3.27 goals per game. Defensively the Oilers have been good allowing 2.84 goals per game, and gave up only one goal in their recent win against the Utah Hockey Team. Stuart Skinner was in the net for the Oilers against Utah posting the .963 save percentage after giving up one goal on 27 shots in 60 minutes of play. Edmonton scored two goals in the second period and was a main reason why they won the game. Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers offense this season with 56 points and 27 goals. Connor McDavid has 39 assists for Edmonton. 

The Anaheim Ducks are 7-9 away from home this season, and are playing in a back-to-back road game in this matchup. The Ducks beat Edmonton 5-3 on December 29th so this is a revenge game for Edmonton. The Edmonton Oilers are 13-8 at home this year. Edmonton has gone 7-1 in the last eight games played against Anaheim. Edmonton is the much better team in every category and will be looking for revenge in a convincing win. Final Score Prediction, the Edmonton Oilers win 5-2.