ANA Ducks vs NY Rangers Prediction: Expect a lot of pucks

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on January 22. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Anaheim is having another mediocre regular season. The Ducks were hardly expected to compete for the playoffs, as they have been the league's clear underdogs for several years, and there have been no global personnel changes over the past year. The Californians surprised us in the season debut when they gave away a 6-match winning streak, but this stretch remains their best. Moreover, the Black and Orange started losing in bunches afterward, and in their 2024 debut, they gave away another 5-match losing streak. Such poor results leave Anaheim only 14th in the Western Conference standings.

From the beginning of the regular season, Peter Laviolette began to prove that he could find common ground with key players, who began to play even more productively than before, winning most battles. The first tangible crisis hit the New York team only in January when they lost four games in a row, but that was followed by wins over Washington and Seattle - 2:1 and 5:2, respectively, but the trip to the West began with a loss to Vegas - 1:5. The Blueshirts remain in third place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Anaheim and Rangers, at the moment, are opponents of completely different levels of skill and ambition. Californians continue to build a team for the future, but now they are outsiders of the Western Conference and do not even try to join the fight for the playoffs. On the other hand, the Blueshirts have already assembled a very powerful and status team led by the experienced Peter Laviolette, so this season, they are in the group of leaders of the Eastern Conference and qualify for the Stanley Cup.

The Rangers recently not only regularly beat Anaheim but also play great offensively. In six previous head-to-head meetings, the Blueshirts have sent 26 pucks into the Ducks' net (4.33 per game on average). In the current regular season, the New York team looks great on offense, but the Ducks have one of the weakest defenses in the Western Conference, so now they will have a great chance to prove themselves offensively.