Anaheim Ducks vs Nashville Predators Picks and Prediction for Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Use Code WWWC On Tuesday, the Anaheim Ducks (2-2-1, 5 points, 4th Pacific) pay a visit to the Nashville Predators (2-2-2, 6 points, T-5th Central). Anaheim lost to the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Sunday night and has lost two straight. Nashville lost to the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Saturday, and the Predators have dropped three straight after opening the season by winning two of the first three. Anaheim will play without Ryan Strome and Jansen Harkins. Nashville will play without Nicholas Hague, while Jonathan Marchessault is questionable. Make sure to read this in-depth Anaheim Ducks vs Nashville Predators prediction. Hockey fans, lace up! Explore our NHL picks for the Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators prediction and score big on the ice.
Anaheim needs more from its attack and help on the blue line
The Anaheim Ducks have a 2.80 goals-for average and a 3.60 goals-against average, which are 20th and 24th, respectively. Anaheim is 8th on the power play, scoring 25% of the time with the man advantage, while 19th on the penalty kill, holding opponents scoreless 76.9% of the time when short-handed.
Chris Kreider is leading Anaheim in goals scored with four, while Cutter Gauthier is second with three. Leo Carlsson is the leader in points with 6 (2 goals, 4 assists), while Kreider is second with 5 (4 goals, 1 assist). Mason McTavish is also second with 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists). Anaheim has scored five goals on the power play in five games. McTavish is the leader in plus/minus at 6. Goalie Lukas Dostal is 1-2-1 with a 3.02 goals-against average and a .898 save percentage. Backup Petr Mrazek is 1-0-0 with a 6.02 GAA and .739 SV%.
Nashville needs more from its attack, while its blue line is below average
The Nashville Predators have a goals-for average of 2.50 and a goals-against average of 3.17, which are 29th and 21st, respectively. Nashville’s power play is very weak as the Predators are scoring just 8.7% of the time with the man advantage, which is 30th. The penalty kill for Nashville is 10th, holding opponents scoreless 83.3% of the time the Predators are short-handed.
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Eric Haula is one of five players for Nashville with two goals to lead the team. The leaders in points are Haula (2 goals, 2 assists), Roman Josi (1 goal, 3 assists), and Jonathan Marchessault (2 goals, 2 assists), who is questionable. Nashville has scored two goals on the power play in six games. Nick Perbix is the leader in plus/minus at 2. Goalie Juuse Saros is 2-1-2 with a 2.35 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. Backup Justus Annunen is 0-1-0 with a 5.07 GAA and .808 save percentage.
Anaheim Ducks vs. Nashville Predators Pick
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Nashville is receiving excellent play in goal from Juuse Saros, who has a 2.35 goals against average and a .919 save percentage. Saros has saved 136 of 148 shots on goal through five games. Anaheim goalie Lukas Dostal has a 3.02 GAA and .898 SV%, giving Nashville the advantage between the pipes. Nashville has a slightly lower goals-for average than Anaheim at 2.50 to 2.80, but the Predators’ goals-against average is much better at 3.00 to 3.60. Anaheim has lost seven of its last nine games, and on the road, the Ducks have won just one of the last eight. Nashville is just 1-0-1 at home and will be coming off a four-game road trip in Tuesday’s game. This season, Anaheim is 1-1-1 on the road. Two of Nashville’s four losses have been in overtime or a shootout, while two of Anaheim’s three losses have been in regulation.
Over/Under Pick for Ducks vs. Preds
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Neither Anaheim nor Nashville is known for its goal-scoring abilities, as the Ducks have a 2.80 goals-for average and Nashville's is 2.50. The total has finished under in five of Anaheim's last seven games and in five of Anaheim's last six games played on the road against Nashville. The total has finished under in six of Nashville's last seven games and in 13 of the Predators’ last 17 games played at home. Nashville goalie Juuse Saros has a 2.35 GAA, and Anaheim’s Lukas Dostal has a 3.02 GAA.
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