Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction: The Anaheim-Toronto game is often spectacular and high-scoring

Prediction for the NHL Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs match which will take place on January 4th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Anaheim started another poor regular season that will see the Californians take an early holiday instead of continuing their Stanley Cup quest in the playoffs. They continue to have a young squad maturing and gaining experience, but they still have no progress. They went on a 6-game winning streak at the start of the season, but the results went terrible. In November, they went eight games without a point, and their problems have continued. In their last five matches, the Black and Orange have won just once, a 5:2 victory over Vegas, leaving them 14th in the Western Conference standings.

Toronto is another team that is performing well below its potential. Every year, the Maple Leafs have a powerful lineup, but they're still not in the running for the Stanley Cup. If they had a tremendous regular season and were fighting for a high seed, they would want to keep their place in Cup Eight, which is no longer a sure thing. In their last seven matches, they have only beaten Columbus and Los Angeles 4:1 and 3:0 and suffered five defeats, including a painful 9:0 loss to Buffalo. Toronto is sixth in the Eastern Conference standings.

Anaheim and Toronto had modest results in December and January. At least the Maple Leafs are still in the playoffs, so they have much tournament motivation and can't afford to drop points against a desperate underdog. Furthermore, the Canadiens have won three of the last four head-to-head meetings between the two sides, including a 7:0 thrashing of the Ducks in their previous outing.

In Canada, the Anaheim-Toronto game is often spectacular and high-scoring, but in California, the teams play more pragmatically and defensively. As a result, the teams have combined for just 21 shots on goal in the last five meetings at the Honda Centre, an average of 4.20 per game, which is modest by NHL standards. In addition, at least one team has scored less than two goals in four of the five meetings.