Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks: game preview
EdmontonOilers2026-27: 2-0-1 · 5 pts · 2025-26: 41-30-11 · 93 pts · 14that
AnaheimDucks2026-27: 2-0-0 · 4 pts · 2025-26: 43-33-6 · 92 pts · 18thEdmonton favoured at 53.8%
Edmonton finished last season 14th in the league on 93 points. Anaheim finished 18th on 92, and the 2025-26 season series went ANA 5-4-0.
With the bookmaker margin removed, 8 US books price Anaheim at 46.2% at home. Last season's table, adjusted for home ice, would put them at 52.9%.
Where the market disagrees with the table
Table probability uses 2025-26 points percentage (.561 vs .567) with home-ice advantage. The market rates Anaheim 6.7 points lower than last season's table does.
MethodMeeting number 152
Across 151 completed games, Anaheim lead the head-to-head 76-61-14.
Last 5 meetings
See all: Last 5 meetings →The table on each 2025-26 meeting night
League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 22 Apr 2026, Edmonton were 14th in the league and Anaheim 18th. By 30 Apr 2026 it was 14th and 18th.
Anaheim out-attempted Edmonton 319 to 255
Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.
Edmonton Oilers
Anaheim Ducks
Edmonton and Anaheim are level on chances, last 10 games
Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.
This season: 3 games for Edmonton, 2 for Anaheim. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
Last 10 games: 10 games for Edmonton, 10 for Anaheim.
2025-26: 82 games for Edmonton, 87 for Anaheim.
Power play and penalty kill, season and series
This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.
All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings
Edmonton
Small sampleAnaheim
Small sampleLeon Draisaitl has 8 points in the last 5 meetings
Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away, then who has produced in the last meetings.
Leon Draisaitl vs Anaheim · game by game
See all: Leon Draisaitl vs Anaheim · game by game →Lukas Dostal has started most of these meetings
Lukas Dostal played 5 of the last 5 meetings with Edmonton, with a .872 save percentage. Starters are confirmed on game day.
- Started 2 of 3 this season
2026-27: 2 GP · .810 SV% · GSAx −4
Also possible: Jarry 43%
Injured: Andersen (injured reserve)
- Started 2 of 2 this season
- 56 of the team's last 82 starts
2026-27: 2 GP · .918 SV% · GSAx +2
Also possible: Husso 13%
Edmonton crease
EDM · 2026-27 Expected: Levi · 57%
Lukas Dostal
See all: Lukas Dostal →ANA · 2-0-0 in 2026-27 Expected starter · 87%
A total set below what the numbers suggest
The board sits at 6.5. Both teams' scoring rates point to 7.0. The last 5 meetings averaged 8.0 goals and went over 4 times.
Goals in the last 5 meetings
Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner; the red mark is tonight's line of 6.5.
Scoring rates
Edmonton5.674.673.443.28
Anaheim3.502.503.333.51Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.
Edmonton favoured on both sides of the border
US and Canadian books are kept apart because they are separate markets with different books and prices.
Moneyline by market
Edmonton56¢56¢53.8%Anaheim47¢48¢46.2%Edmonton57¢57¢53.3%Anaheim50¢50¢46.7%Snapshot 6 Oct, 4:11 PM ET
Lines on the board
Kalshi · Best
Polymarket
ProphetXSportsbook prices are shown as implied cents (100 ÷ decimal odds) so they compare directly with prediction-market prices. Fair = margin removed. Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
Connor McDavid is the likeliest to score a point, at 79%
What the venues price for individual players in this game, next to a rate from each player's scoring this season and last.
Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "From stats" is a Poisson rate from his points, goals or assists per game over this season and last combined; it knows nothing about tonight's lineup. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
12 on the injury lists
Edmonton · injuries
Anaheim · injuries
Latest moves
See all: Latest moves →Placed F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on injured reserve. Placed D Alec Regula on long-term injured reserve. Recalled F Josh Samanski under emergency conditions.
Placed G Matt Tomkins on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield (AHL).
Loaned D Tomas Cibulka, Fs Connor Clattenburg, Quinn Hutson, Viljami Marjala, William Nicholl and Aku Raty and G Connor Ungar to Bakersfield (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield Ds Josh Brown and Riley Stillman and F Eduards Tralmaks.
Signed D Tristan Luneau to a six-year contract extension.
Reassigned C Roger McQueen and C Cruz Lucius to San Diego (AHL). Recalled D Noah Warren, D Ian Mitchell and D Tristan Luneau from San Diego. Placed D Drew Helleson on injured reserve. Moved RW Troy Terry from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve.
Placed G Laurent Brossoit and D Travis Mitchell on waivers.
Edmonton · 2026 draft
See all: Edmonton · 2026 draft →Anaheim · 2026 draft
See all: Anaheim · 2026 draft →Wednesday 7 October · the full slate
See all: Wednesday 7 October · the full slate →
Updated after every final · Snapshot 6 Oct, 4:11 PM ET