{"id":118307,"date":"2026-01-03T04:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T04:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/118307\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T04:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T04:19:15","slug":"nhl-predictions-jan-2-minnesota-wild-vs-anaheim-ducks-page-2-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/118307\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Predictions: Jan. 2 Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks &#8211; Page 2 of 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMinnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks<br \/>\nHead-to-Head: Wild 1-0 Ducks<\/p>\n<p>How to Watch:<\/p>\n<p>US TV: Fan Duel Sports North; Fan Duel Sports Wisconsin; X; KCOP; Victory+; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p>Canada TV: SN1; SN West<\/p>\n<p>Time: 10:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n<p>Our final and featured game of NHL predictions has the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/12\/21\/nhl-predictions-dec-21-colorado-avalanche-vs-minnesota-wild\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Wild<\/a> visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/12\/31\/nhl-predictions-tampa-bay-anaheim\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anaheim Ducks.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gustafi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-02_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Filip Gustavsson<\/a> is the likely starter for the Wild, who are 7-1-2 in their last 10 games. However, Minnesota lost to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/12\/30\/nhl-rumours-san-jose-sharks-celebrini-team-canada-roster\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Sharks<\/a> in a shootout in its last outing. The Wild has a stingy defence with only 2.59 goals allowed per game, which is second in the league. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kapriki01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-02_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kirill Kaprizov<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/boldyma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-02_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matt Boldy<\/a> are tied for the team\u2019s lead with 47.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dostalu01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-02_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lukas Dostal<\/a> is the probable starter for the Ducks, who are 2-6-2 in their previous 10 games. Anaheim has struggled as of late with losses in six of its last seven games. The Ducks score 3.33 goals per game, which is good enough for seventh. However, Anaheim is last in goals allowed 3.53 per game. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/carlsle01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-02_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Leo Carlsson<\/a> is first in assists (25) and points (42).<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim has had a difficult time keeping the puck of the net and Minnesota has a deadly power play.<\/p>\n<p>Prediction: Wild win 4-2.<\/p>\n<p>Prop Bets of the Night<\/p>\n<p>We close out NHL predictions with some prop bets of the night. Let\u2019s stay with our featured game for our preferred props. The over\/under for the Ducks versus the Wild is 6.5, and we like the under in this game.<\/p>\n<p>As for individual props, take Kaprizov to score a power-play goal for the Wild. On the Anaheim side of things, take Carlsson to register an assist.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo by: Nick Wosika-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Please play responsibly, check for your local rules and age restrictions; some jurisdictions require ages 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks Head-to-Head: Wild 1-0 Ducks How to Watch: US TV: Fan Duel Sports North;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118308,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,16762,165,164,62754,62755,62756],"class_list":["post-118307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-ducks-predictions","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-minnesota-wild-predictions","tag-st-louis-blues-predictions","tag-vegas-golden-knights-predictions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}