{"id":248792,"date":"2026-04-02T18:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/248792\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:17:20","slug":"ducks-vs-blues-prediction-picks-april-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/248792\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks vs. Blues Prediction &#038; Picks &#8211; April 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Western Conference&#8217;s fourth-ranked squad, the Anaheim Ducks (41-29-5), host the 13th-ranked group from the Western Conference, the St. Louis Blues (31-31-12), on Friday, April 3 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1668&amp;pb=968385&amp;cid=riLEUKlgRw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up for ESPN+ today<\/a> to watch 1,000+ out-of-market NHL games, ESPN+ Hockey Night &amp; more.<\/p>\n<p>Prepare for this matchup with a look at who we predict will come out on top in Friday&#8217;s contest.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last 10 games, the Blues have recorded a 6-2-2 record after putting up 27 total goals (four power-play goals on 21 power-play opportunities during that span, for a success rate of 19.0%). Their opponents have scored a combined 17 goals in those games.<\/p>\n<p>Ducks vs. Blues Predictions for Friday<\/p>\n<p>Our computer projections model for this encounter expects a final score of Ducks 4, Blues 2.<\/p>\n<p>Moneyline Pick: Ducks (-135)<br \/>\nTotal Pick: No Pick &#8211; Predicted Margin Negligible<br \/>\nSpread Pick: Ducks (-1.5)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1648&amp;pb=968383&amp;cid=riLEUKlgRw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch 1,000+ out-of-market NHL games, ESPN+ Hockey Night &amp; more streaming all season on ESPN+.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ducks Splits and Trends<\/p>\n<p>The Ducks have gone 17-5-22 in overtime contests to contribute to an overall record of 41-29-5.<br \/>\nIn the 25 games Anaheim has played that were decided by one goal, it has a 15-5-5 record (good for 35 points).<br \/>\nLooking at the nine times this season the Ducks finished a game with just one goal, they have a 1-7-1 record, good for three points.<br \/>\nAnaheim has taken nine points from the 11 games this season when it scored exactly two goals (4-6-1 record).<br \/>\nThe Ducks have scored three or more goals 50 times, and are 36-11-3 in those games (to register 75 points).<br \/>\nIn the 21 games when Anaheim has recorded a single power-play goal, it went 15-2-4 to record 34 points.<br \/>\nIn the 40 games this season in which it has outshot its opponent, Anaheim is 23-14-3 (49 points).<br \/>\nThe Ducks have been outshot by opponents 30 times, and went 16-12-2 (34 points).<br \/>\nBlues Splits and Trends<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have a 4-12-16 record in overtime matchups this season and a 31-31-12 overall record.<br \/>\nSt. Louis has earned 40 points (16-8-8) in its 32 games decided by one goal.<br \/>\nThis season the Blues scored only one goal in 13 games and have gone 2-7-4 (eight points).<br \/>\nSt. Louis has 13 points (5-12-3) when scoring a pair of goals this season.<br \/>\nThe Blues have scored more than two goals in 39 games, earning 53 points from those contests.<br \/>\nThis season, St. Louis has scored a single power-play goal in 27 games and registered 30 points with a record of 12-9-6.<br \/>\nWhen outshooting its opponent this season, St. Louis is 13-15-3 (29 points).<br \/>\nThe Blues have been outshot by opponents 42 times this season, and earned 44 points in those games.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for NHL tickets? <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/67619?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=2994&amp;pb=968393&amp;cid=riLEUKlgRw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Head to StubHub today<\/a> and see your team live.<\/p>\n<p>Team Stats Comparison<\/p>\n<p>Ducks vs. Blues Game Time and TV Channel<\/p>\n<p>When: Friday, April 3, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET<br \/>\nTV Channel: ESPN+<br \/>\nLive Stream: <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1691&amp;pb=968373&amp;cid=riLEUKlgRw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch this game on ESPN+<\/a><br \/>\nWhere: Honda Center in Anaheim, California<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1684&amp;pb=968384&amp;cid=riLEUKlgRw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESPN+<\/a> to watch the Ducks take on Blues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Western Conference&#8217;s fourth-ranked squad, the Anaheim Ducks (41-29-5), host the 13th-ranked group from the Western Conference, the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,824,165,164,2834,401,895,404,2835,897,21161],"class_list":{"0":"post-248792","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anaheim","8":"tag-anaheim","9":"tag-anaheim-ducks","10":"tag-anaheim-headlines","11":"tag-anaheim-news","12":"tag-ds-sports","13":"tag-hockey","14":"tag-men","15":"tag-nhl","16":"tag-nhl-predictions","17":"tag-professional","18":"tag-st-louis-blues"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248792","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=248792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}