Edmonton Oilers vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/24/2026

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Friday, April 24, 2026

Venue:  Honda Center, Anaheim, CA

Where to Watch:  TNT, HBO Max, truTV

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers -130, Ducks +110; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers -130, Ducks +110; Over/Under:  7 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers -135, Ducks +110; Over/Under:  7 goals

Edmonton Oilers:  41-30-11 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Anaheim Ducks:  43-33-6 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

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Edmonton Oilers:  5-3-2 last 10

Anaheim Ducks:  3-6-1 last 10

The Oilers are entering the playoffs with 93 points, a 41-30-11 record overall, and they were 19-6-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Anaheim Ducks in their last game, losing that one at home 6-4. Leon Draisaitl, Connor Murphy, Joshua Samanski, and Zach Hyman each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Leon Draisaitl, Jack Roslovic, Jake Walman, Kasperi Kapanen, Matthew Savoie, Mattias Ekholm, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Vasily Podkolzin each led the team in assists with 1 while Zach Hyman led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Connor Ingram was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 27 shots with 22 saves and a .815 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 282 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 269 goals against them allowing 3.3 goals per game.

The Ducks are entering the playoffs with 92 points, a 43-33-6 record overall, and they were 24-13-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Edmonton Oilers in their last game, winning that one on the road 6-4. Cutter Gauthier and Ryan Poehling each led the team in goals scored with 2 while Alex Killorn and Jacob Trouba each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Jackson LaCombe led the team in assists with 3 while Alex Killorn, Cutter Gauthier, and Leo Carlsson each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Lukáš Dostál was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 37 shots with 33 saves and a .892 save percentage. Their offense has scored 273 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 288 goals against them allowing 3.5 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Ducks listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Oilers have looked good in their games this season with their 41-30-11 record overall which had them right near the top of their division in the West. They have been a good road team too with their 19-6-6 road record this year. Meanwhile, the Ducks have looked good in their games this season with their 43-33-6 record overall which had them in the top half of their division in the West. They have looked a lot better on home ice too with their 24-13-4 home record this season. This is game 3 of a 7-game series between the 2nd seeded Oilers and the 3rd seeded Ducks in the Pacific for the 1st round of the NHL playoffs. This series is all evened up 1-1 after the Ducks won game 2 by a score of 6-4. The Ducks really had an offensive explosion to win game 2, but they were scoring goals in game 1 too and the Oilers don't have great goaltending so they are going to continue getting their chances in this series. Now they have the momentum on their side going back home after flipping the home advantage in this series and they have looked a lot better as a team this year on home ice. The Oilers have looked good this season, but they weren't really a strong force in the West this year and they definitely haven't looked great lately with their 5-3-2 record in their last 10 games. The Ducks haven't looked any better lately, but they are back in the playoffs for the first time in years and they are going to be motivated to win this first home game in the series. All of the pressure is on the Oilers to steal a road game back here, but the Ducks are going to play better on home ice in this game and they definitely have the offense to compete with a team like the Oilers. The best way to place a bet here is on the Oilers to win this game. 

Oilers Ducks Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, April 24, 2026 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Ducks 4 Oilers 3.

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Edmonton Oilers: 100-79 (-18.8 units) on the moneyline as a favorite of -200 or less. 80-73 (-13.7 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 99-86 (-16.8 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 11-2 OVER in the first round of the playoffs.

Anaheim Ducks: 60-73 (+12.6 units) on the moneyline as an underdog of +100 to +200. 41-57 (+20.8 units) on the moneyline against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game. 25-28 (+20.8 units) on the moneyline against good possession teams-averaging 3+ more shots on goal than opp. 10-5 OVER after scoring 6 goals or more in their previous game.

Edmonton Oilers:  J. Dickinson (C) Day To Day - Undisclosed. A. Henrique (C) Day To Day - Lower-body. M. Jones (LW) Out - Lower-Body. M. Janmark (C) Out For Season - Undisclosed.

Anaheim Ducks:  R. Gudas (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed. J. Harkins (C) Out - Upper Body. R. Johnston (LW) Day To Day - Lower-body. P. Mrazek (G) Out For Season - Lower-Body.

“Special teams, they outscored us three there. As good as you are 5-on-5 or as much as you can score, it’s pretty tough to overcome three goals there. I believe that was the story of the game tonight.” - Kris Knoblauch after his team’s loss against the Ducks in the 2nd game of this series on Wednesday. 

“We have the confidence. All season long when games have been tied and we’ve been down goals, we’ve been in some high-pressure moments, we knew they were going to come back with a great push and obviously scoring that goal and tying things up with eight minutes to go. Nothing was said on the bench, we knew what to expect going into the third and I’m happy with how we reacted.” - Cutter Gauthier after their win against the Oilers in game 2 of this series on Wednesday. 

LW Matthew Savoie

C Connor McDavid

RW Zach Hyman

LD Mattias Ekholm

RD Evan Bouchard

G Connor Ingram

LW Chris Kreider

C Leo Carlsson

RW Troy Terry

LD Jackson LaCombe

RD Jacob Trouba

G Lukas Dostal

Points: Connor McDavid (138)

Goals: Connor McDavid (48)

Assists: Connor McDavid (90)

GAA: Connor Ingram (2.60)

Points: Cutter Gauthier (69)

Goals: Cutter Gauthier (41)

Assists: Jackson LaCombe (48)

GAA: Lukas Dostal (3.10)

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Kris Knoblauch (3rd season)

Anaheim Ducks: Joel Quenneville (1st season)