Ducks vs Penguins Picks and Prediction – 10/31/2024
Ducks vs Penguins Prediction
The Anaheim Ducks will be on the road again Thursday night with a game in Pittsburgh against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Anaheim has four wins through nine games played coming into Thursday after dropping for the last five including two in a row following a forego loss to New Jersey. Offensively Anaheim is one of the worst teams in hockey ever just 2.25 goals on 27.4 shots. Defensively Anaheim has had a ton of troubles as well giving up three goals per game and have allowed four goals per game in each of their last four losses. For other NHL action see our NHL Picks.
Troy Terry has led the show this season for Anaheim with eight points and a team high five goals. Leo Carlson has 6 points and Ryan Strome has chipped in five points on the year. Mason McTavish has chipped in five points as well to go along with the team leading 5 assists overall.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be at home Thursday with three wins through 11 games played riding a long losing streak following a one goal loss to Vancouver in their last outing. Offensively Pittsburgh has been extremely mediocre averaging three goals per game on 31.2 shots overall. Defensively Pittsburgh has been even worse giving up 4.2 goals on exactly 35 shots per game but have allowed an average of 4.4 goals in each of their last five losses.
Evgeni Malkin leads the Pittsburgh offense this season with 14 points and 11 assists. Sidney Crosby has a second best 10 points and Lars Eller has chipped in six points through 11 games. Rickard Rakell has eight points in a team high six goals this season for Pittsburgh. Marcus Pettersson has also come up big this season for Pittsburgh with six points through 11 games.
Ducks vs Penguins Pick Analysis
Both teams have had troubles to start the year but the Ducks are the better team. Take Anaheim Thursday to do the work on both sides of the puck to get by a bad Pittsburgh team. The Ducks will do enough on the road to get the win. Final Score Prediction, Anaheim Ducks win 3-1.
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