April 14, 2026, 6:50 a.m. ET

The Anaheim Ducks (42-32-6) and the Minnesota Wild (45-24-12) meet Tuesday at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota. Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze NHL odds around the Ducks vs. Wild and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Season series: Wild lead 2-0

After a 2-0 win in their first meeting Nov. 15 at home, the Wild won 5-2 in the most recent meeting Jan. 2 in Anaheim as moderate favorites (-128) as the Over (6.5) cashed. RW Danila Yurov scored 2 goals, while C Yakov Trenin had a goal and an assist, and D Quinn Hughes posted 3 assists. Minnesota has won 7 straight meetings since March 14, 2024, while the Under is 6-3 in the past 9 matchups.

The Ducks have 90 points through 80 games, sitting 3 points back of the first-place Vegas Golden Knights in the Pacific Division, while the Edmonton Oilers have 91 points. Both VGK and Edmonton have played 81 games, while the Ducks have a game in hand, with another contest remaining after Tuesday.

Anaheim suffered a tough blow Sunday, falling 4-3 in overtime against the lowly Vancouver Canucks as gigantic favorites (-319) as the total (7) pushed. The Ducks left a critical point on the ice in a game they should have easily scooped up 2 points. LW Cutter Gauthier did his best to avoid a loss, posting 2 goals, including a power-play marker.

The Wild coughed up an early 2-goal lead Monday in a 6-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues as (-130) favorites as the Over (6.5) hit. Forwards Nick Foligno, Michael McCarron and Danila Yurov scored for the Wild, the third-place team in the Central Division with 102 points.

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Moneyline (ML): Ducks -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Wild -105 (bet $105 to win $100)Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Ducks -1.5 (+195) | Wild +1.5 (-235)Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)Ducks at Wild projected goalies

Lukas Dostal (30-19-4, 3.12 GAA, .888 SV%) vs. Jesper Wallstedt (17-9-6, 2.63 GAA, .915 SV%, 4 SO)

Dostal has really struggled down the stretch, coughing up 4 or more goals in 4 of his 5 starts in April, going 1-3-1 with a 3.94 GAA and .833 SV%. The last time he faced the Wild he allowed 5 goals on 34 shots in a 5-2 loss at Honda Center Jan. 2.

Filip Gustavsson coughed up 5 goals on 21 shots in a 6-3 loss at St. Louis Monday, so Wallstedt is expected to get the nod Tuesday. Wallstedt has allowed 2 or fewer goals in 5 consecutive starts, and he has allowed 3 or fewer goals in 8 consecutive outings.

Ducks at Wild picks and predictionsPrediction

Ducks 4, Wild 3

ANAHEIM (-115) is playing for a division title, while Minnesota is on no rest after losing 6-3 in St. Louis. The Wild are 1-4-1 in the past 6 games when playing on no rest.

The Wild are locked into third place in the Central Division, so they’re not playing terribly inspired hockey with nothing on the line in the final few games. Let’s back the Ducks, who have a shot at an important 2 points.

Anaheim -1.5 (+195) can’t be trusted to win by 2 or more goals. It was tripped up at home to last-place Vancouver last time out, so it’s risky enough taking it on the moneyline.

PASS.

OVER 6.5 (-120) is a decent play, but go lightly.

The Over is 4-1 in the past 5 games for Minnesota, with the offense averaging 3.6 goals per game (GPG) in the past 10 outings, while allowing 3.6 GPG in the same span.

For Anaheim, the Over is 5-1-1 in the past 7 outings, notching 3.4 GPG in the previous 12 contests, with the Ducks conceding 4.0 GPG in the past 11 outings.

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