Anaheim Ducks vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction: The teams are from completely different levels

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on December 3. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Anaheim once again turned into a hopeless NHL outsider. The Ducks did something phenomenal in October and November, winning six straight and then believing they were making progress and possibly competing for the playoffs. Still, they couldn't build on that success. First, they lost to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia - 0:2 and 3:6, respectively, then tried to start a new winning streak by beating San Jose 4:1 and then Nashville 3:2, but those points are still the last for the Californians. They lost in the next seven games in a row and in regulation time, so now they are only in 14th place in the Western Conference standings.

Colorado is having a very solid regular season. If the Avalanche had a post-championship crisis last year, they would be well rested, miss hockey, and have gone on a six-game winning streak. Then there was a slight slump, but they managed to cope for a couple of weeks, so by mid-November, they found themselves again and started picking up points. In the last nine games, they have only once been scoreless, losing to Nashville - 3:4; another loss was to Arizona in overtime - 3:4, and in seven other cases, there were only wins in regular time. This allows Denver to sit in second place in the Western Conference standings.

Anaheim and Colorado are teams of completely different levels. The Californians have been the league's underdogs in all recent years. Now they sit in the basement of the Western Conference standings, having lost in regulation time in seven previous games in a row. Denver's situation is much better, and they are steadily making their way into the playoffs, being one of the main contenders for the Stanley Cup, with seven wins in their last seven games. In addition, the statistics of head-to-head meetings also favor the Avalanche, which has won 11 of the 12 previous head-to-head meetings.

The confrontation between Anaheim and Colorado has been very rich in goals lately. In the previous four head-to-head meetings, the rivals have combined for 33 goals (8.25 per game on average). If we go even further, we should pay special attention to the productivity of the Denver offense, which has produced 36 goals in the last eight meetings (4.50 per game average).