Anaheim Ducks vs. New Jersey Devils Picks and Prediction for Saturday, December 13, 2025
It’s an interconference clash between a pair of teams looking to earn a victory as they collide on the ice north of the border when the Anaheim Ducks take on the New Jersey Devils Saturday afternoon, and we have the inside scoop with our Ducks vs. Devils prediction. Anaheim was downed 5-2 by the Islanders on the road in their previous contest on Thursday night. New Jersey fell 8-4 at home to Tampa Bay in their previous game on Thursday night. In the last 10 meetings between the teams, the Ducks own a 5-4-1 advantage and have won the last two meetings, including a 4-1 home win in the most recent matchup on November 2. Read more about this Ducks vs. Devils prediction! Our NHL Predictions are sure to provide a great payout. Check them out!
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Ducks Looking to Get Back in Win Column
Anaheim saw their three-game win streak snapped as they were downed by the Islanders in their previous contest Thursday night. The Ducks entered Friday 19-11-1 on the season and stand atop the Pacific Division with Vegas. Anaheim is 2nd in the league in goals per game as they average 3.52 goals per contest. The Ducks are 24th in the league in goals against as they allow an average of 3.32 goals a night. Anaheim is tied for 18th in power play success as they cash in on 18.4% of their chances with the man advantage on the year. The Ducks are 28th in the league in the penalty killing department as they successfully navigate 74.5% of their shorthanded situations on the year.
Against New York, the Ducks sputtered defensively, and it cost them as the Islanders skated away with the victory. Anaheim was outshot 13-12 in the opening period and trailed 3-0 on the scoreboard after the opening 20 minutes of play. In the second period, the Ducks were outshot 15-10 but scored the lone goal of the stanza to trail 3-1 at the second intermission. Leo Carlsson got Anaheim on the board with his 17th goal of the year at 5:34, with assists going to Troy Terry and Olen Zellweger. The third period saw the Ducks with an 11-9 shot edge, but they were outscored 2-1 to wind up with the loss. Terry got the Ducks within a goal with his ninth goal of the year, shorthanded, at 2:37 off assists from Ryan Poehling and Jackson LaCombe. That was as close as the Ducks would get as the Islanders tallied the final two goals of the contest. Ville Husso made 32 saves for Anaheim, who were outshot 37-33, in the loss. Husso (5-3-0, 3.16 GAA, .888 save percentage) is expected to get the start here. Lukas Dostal was activated off IR after missing the last three weeks with an upper-body injury.
Key Injury Report for Ducks:
- Goaltender Petr Mrazek (lower body) is out.
New Jersey Seeking to Get Untracked
New Jersey dropped to 1-6-0 in their last seven games as they were drubbed at home by Tampa Bay on Thursday night. The Devils entered Tuesday 17-13-1 on the season and stood tied for fifth in the Metropolitan Division, five points behind Carolina and Washington for the top spot. On the season, New Jersey is tied for 21st in scoring as they average 2.90 goals per game in the regular season. The Devils are 20th in goals against as they allow 3.23 goals per contest. New Jersey is 9th in power play success as they cash in on 22.8% of their chances with the man advantage on the year this season. The Devils are 26th in penalty killing as they successfully navigate through 76.5% of their shorthanded situations on the season.
Against Tampa Bay, New Jersey surrendered at least three goals for the seventh straight game and was lit up on home ice. The Devils saw the shots even at 15 in the opening period, but they trailed 4-1 on the scoreboard at the first intermission. After going down 2-0 in the opening four minutes of the period, Luke Hughes got New Jersey on the board with his second goal of the year at 7:00 off assists from Brenden Dillon and Paul Cotter. They gave up two straight goals later in the period. New Jersey was outshot 13-6 in the second period and outscored 2-1 to trail 6-2 after 40 minutes of play. After giving up a goal to trail 5-1, Jesper Bratt made it a 5-2 game with his sixth goal of the year, on the power play, at 13:12 off assists from Simon Nemec and Stefan Noesen. They gave up a goal later in the period. In the final stanza, New Jersey owned a 16-7 shot advantage with both teams scoring twice, leaving them on the short end of the scoreboard. Angus Crookshank made it 6-3 with his first goal of the season at 3:13 off assists from Colton White and Nemec. After giving up a marker, Cotter made it a three-goal margin again with his fourth goal of the year at 15:28 off assists from Cody Glass and Hughes. They gave up the final goal 29 seconds later to close the scoring. Jacob Markstrom stopped just three of seven shots before getting pulled 7:56 into the contest. Jake Allen stopped 23 of 28 shots in relief as the Devils owned a 37-35 advantage in shots in the game. Allen (8-7-0, 2.70 GAA, .902 save percentage, shutout) is expected to get the start in goal here.
Key Injury Report for Devils:
- Center Jack Hughes (hand) is out.
- Defenseman Brett Pesce (upper body) is out.
- Center Mark McLaughlin (undisclosed) is out.
- Right wing Zack McEwen (undisclosed) is out.
- Defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic (knee) is out.
- Right wing Evgenii Dadonov (undisclosed) is out.
- Right wing Timo Meier (personal) is out.
- Right wing Arseni Gritsyuk (upper body) is out.
Ducks vs. Devils Pick
| # | Handicapper | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tony Karpinski | +2,494.00 |
| 2 |  Joe Duffy | +1,859.00 |
| 3 |  The Insiders Room | +1,788.00 |
| 4 |  Mark Ruelle | +1,428.00 |
| 5 |  Jackie Mack | +1,400.00 |
Ducks vs. Devils Moneyline Pick
- Ducks +110 (4 units)
New Jersey has hit the skids with six losses in seven games entering this contest. The Devils have allowed at least three goals in each of those contests and at least four in four of those games. New Jersey has been outscored 31-15 in that seven-game stretch. Anaheim had won three in a row before falling to the Islanders, but getting Dostal back off IR is a boost for the team going forward. The Ducks are above .500 on the road and they face a New Jersey squad that is banged up, in addition to dealing with a slew of injury issues as well. With the Devils struggling, give the advantage to the visitors in this contest.
Ducks vs. Devils Over/Under Pick
- Over 5.5 (4 units)
Anaheim enters this game having gone over the total in 20 of their 31 games this season. The Ducks have an average of 6.84 goals per game this season and that number bumps to 6.94 goals per contest in their 16 road games. New Jersey enters this game having seen the over post a 15-15-1 mark in their 31 games on the year, with an average of 6.13 goals per game on the year. That number falls to 5.87 goals per game on home ice in 15 games this season. Anaheim has gone over the number in nine of their last 10 game,s while New Jersey has gone over the mark in their last two contests. With both teams struggling defensively, look for this game to wind up over the number.
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