NHL Prop Bets: Anaheim Ducks vs Edmonton Oilers (April 30, 2026)
The Edmonton Oilers face the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round at Honda Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup. The Oilers are favored to win at -130. They're currently +180 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Ducks are -218 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Oilers have a 38-49 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Ducks hold a record of 41-46.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at -162 and UNDER at +136.
- The Oilers have a 47-33-7 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 47 games have gone over the total points line, 33 have gone under and seven have resulted in a push). The Ducks have a 49-34-4 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Oilers averaged 3.44 goals per game during the regular season (6th in the NHL), while the Ducks averaged 3.23 (13th). More recently, the Oilers are averaging 3.80 goals in these playoffs and the Ducks have managed 4.20.
- Defensively, the Oilers allowed 3.23 goals per game during the regular season (25th in the NHL). Meanwhile, the Ducks gave up 3.51 (29th). During the playoffs, the Oilers have given up 4.20 per contest, while the Ducks are allowing 3.80.
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, the Oilers are averaging 28.6 shots per game during the postseason, down 1.1 from their regular season number of 29.7. Alternatively, the Ducks are allowing 28.6 shots per game throughout these playoffs, an increase of 0.2 from their regular season average of 28.4.
- Flipping that script, the Oilers are allowing 32.6 shots per game in the playoffs, up 26.7 from their regular season average. Meanwhile, the Ducks are recording 32.6 shots per contest during the postseason, which is an increase of 1.8 from their regular season number of 30.8.
Power Play
- The Oilers held a power play percentage of 30.6% during the regular season, ranking 1st in the NHL. During the postseason, they hold a percentage of 28.6%. Comparatively, the Ducks ranked 23rd with 18.6% of their power play opportunities converted into goals in the regular season. In these playoffs they hold a percentage of 50.0%.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Oilers had a penalty kill rate of 77.8% during the regular season (20th) and have a kill rate of 50.0% in the postseason. Alternatively, the Ducks had a penalty kill rate of 76.4% in the regular season (27th) and 71.4% in the playoffs.
P1 Result
Edmonton is +165 to win the first period, while Anaheim is +180.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 31-24-32 | 15-12-17 | 16-12-15 | 6-2-2 |
| Anaheim | 20-32-35 | 14-18-11 | 6-14-24 | 2-4-4 |
To Go To Overtime
Thursday's matchup is +290 to go to overtime.
- The Oilers have played in 21 games that have gone to overtime this season (including playoffs), while the Ducks have appeared in 24.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Oilers have played in 5 games that have gone to a shootout this season (including playoffs), while the Ducks have appeared in 8.
Last Time They Met
The Oilers recorded a 4-1 victory over the Ducks at Rogers Place on Tuesday. Despite that result, the Ducks still lead the series 3-2. Leon Draisaitl led the way to that result, scoring 2 goals.
