Game 2 Ducks vs Oilers Prediction, Starting Goalies & Odds (Apr. 22)

• The Edmonton Oilers look to take a 2-0 series lead at home vs the Anaheim Ducks
• Connor McDavid was held off the scoresheet for the Oilers
• Read below for my Ducks vs Oilers prediction, the latest odds and starting goalies below

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After letting a winnable Game 1 slip out of their hands, the Anaheim Ducks (43-33-6, 19-20-2 away) try to return home with a split when they take on the Edmonton Oilers (41-30-11, 22-14-5 home) in Game 2 of their best-of-7 series Wednesday night.

The sportsbooks aren’t exactly endorsing that option, pegging the Ducks as +160 road underdogs in the NHL odds.

Action gets underway at 10pm ET from Rogers Place in Edmonton, with TBS/HBO Max carrying the broadcast coverage.

Ducks vs Oilers Prediction

• Best Bet: Over 6.5 Goals (+120 at bet365)

There’s just too much talent and not enough great goaltending to stop it (more on that below).

Game 1 was full of swings, which started with the Oil building a 2-0 lead, only for the Ducks to reel off three straight in the second period. But they were unable to land the plane: two Edmonton goals in the final nine minutes from Jason Dickinson and Kaspery Kapanen.

That’s the exact combo that built the lead in the first period. If you think that’s odd, consider that the two Oilers combined for 15 goals all season.

The good news is that Leon Draisaitl returned after missing the final 14 regular season games with a lower body injury, and he picked up a pair of assists.

Another oddity: NHL scoring leader Connor McDavid failed to register a point. That’s the first time that’s happened in a game this season where the Oilers pulled out a win, and just the 15th time it’s happened in 83 games this season.

McDavid has only been held off the scoresheet in back-to-back games this season, so offense is coming from him.

Anaheim is a long shot in the Stanley Cup odds, but they should be able to hang offensively with Edmonton, as they put up a healthy 3.31 goals per game post Olympics.

Troy Terry, their fifth-leading scorer in the regular season, had a pair of goals, while Leo Carlsson had a goal and an assist and pumped 10 shots on net on his own.

Leading scorer Cutter Gauthier should be better after a scoreless night where he registered a single shot and was a minus-1, while Beckett Sennecke failed to break through, though he registered six shots on net.

This is the fourth time in the last six games that the teams have combined to go over the total. Outscoring their problems might be the best path to victory for either team, so expect more goal scoring Wednesday.

Ducks vs Oilers Starting Goalies

Connor Ingram seemed to stabilize what had been a horrid Oilers’ goalie situation at the tail end of the regular season, and he did just enough to get the Game 1 win.

The same can’t be said for Lukas Dostal, who staggered to the finish line in the regular season, and allowed four goals in the Game 1 loss.

Dostal has now allowed at least four goals in five of his last seven starts, and his save percentage has been under .890 in six of those starts.

The three goals Ingram allowed were the most in his last five starts. In a position so important in the playoffs, these teams each bring iffy goaltending to the table.

Ducks vs Oilers Odds

Odds as of April 22. The interactive table above will automatically update as the NHL odds move over the course of the day.

Edmonton is a short -182 favorite on the moneyline, but the odds get much sweeter if you pick them to win by at least two goals, getting +130 odds at bet365. DraftKings has the Ducks to win outright at +164, but that number shrinks when given 1.5-goals on the spread, as the odds shorten to -145 at Caesars.

As for the total, Under bettors should check out BetMGM, where the goal line is set at seven goals, while DraftKings will appeal to the Under audience, where the line is set at 6.5 goals.