Anaheim vs Minnesota: prediction for the NHL fixture
The Ducks and the Wild square off in the NHL on Wednesday night. What to expect from the teams? Here's our prediction.

Command Analysis

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim played three games away from home, and in two of them, they defeated San Jose outside regulation (6:5 SO and 5:4 SO). The Ducks also played against Vancouver, but couldn't withhold the Canucks' attack and lost with a score of 5:8. Goalie Gibson saved only 85% of the shots he faced. Back at home, the Ducks suffered a defeat to Florida (3:5).

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota struggle to gain momentum and often lose to outsiders. For instanse, they got crushed by the Kraken (0:4) in Seattle. Goalie Fleury had a terrible game; he saved only 82% of the shots. The attack disappointed, too. After that, the Wild travelled to Los Angeles, where they suffered another defeat (0:1) after conceding a goal at the end of the game.
Trends
СтавкаFirst goal: Anaheim
In four head-to-head games out of five, Anaheim scored the first goal.

СтавкаGoal in each period - no
In three head-to-head games in a row, the teams didn't score in each period.

Tip and bets
Anaheim started to earn points, but so far they have been only defeating teams that are in terrible form. The Ducks don't always win at home, and we don't expect them to deliver a good performance just because of their home advantage. Minnesota have had a disappointing start to the season, but nevertheless, they are the favorites in this fixture, because overall they are a better team than Anaheim.
Our prediction - Minnesota to win
The Ducks are unreliable on defense and concede many goals in almost every games. Just in one head-to-head game out of five, the opponents couldn't score six goals, so we recommend taking the over.
Second bet - total over 5.5 goals