NHL Prop Bets: Anaheim Ducks vs Florida Panthers (October 4, 2026)
The Florida Panthers (1-0-1) face the Anaheim Ducks (1-0-0) at Honda Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Sunday's matchup.
- The Panthers have a 32-52 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Ducks hold a record of 45-50 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at -118 and UNDER at -102.
- The Panthers have a 47-36-1 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 47 games have gone over the total points line, 36 have gone under and one has resulted in a push). The Ducks have a 52-38-5 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Panthers have scored 2.98 goals per game since the beginning of last season (19th in the league). Comparatively, the Ducks have averaged 3.24 over the same span (13th).
- Defensively, the Panthers have allowed a whopping 3.31 goals per game since the beginning of last season (27th in the league), while the Ducks have given up an average of 3.51 goals over that span (29th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Florida is averaging 27.9 shots per game since the beginning of last season (18th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Anaheim is allowing its opposition 28.4 shots per game (20th).
- Flipping that script, the Panthers have allowed 26.7 shots per game (10th in the NHL), while the Ducks are averaging 30.7 shots (3rd).
Power Play
- Florida holds a power play percentage of 19.0%, ranking 21st in the league since the beginning of last season, while Anaheim sits 24th with 18.4% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Panthers have a penalty kill rate of 81.3% (ranked 9th), easily outperforming the Ducks, who sit at 76.2% (26th).
P1 Result
Florida is +165 to win the first period, while Anaheim is +195.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 28-29-27 | 14-12-15 | 14-17-12 | |
| Anaheim | 23-34-38 | 16-20-11 | 7-14-27 |
To Go To Overtime
Sunday's matchup is +280 to go to overtime.
- The Panthers have played in 14 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Ducks have appeared in 25.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Panthers have played in 7 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Ducks have appeared in 8.
Last Time They Met
Anaheim recorded a 3-7 beatdown over Florida at Honda Center when these teams last met on November 4, 2025. Cutter Gauthier led the way to that result, recording 3 goals and 1 assist. That result snapped the Panthers' five-game winning streak against the Ducks at Honda Center.
