Edmonton Oilers vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/26/2026

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Sunday, April 26, 2026

Venue:  Honda Center, Anaheim, CA

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers -135, Ducks +114; Over/Under:  7.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers -135, Ducks +115; Over/Under:  7 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers -135, Ducks +115; Over/Under:  7 goals

Edmonton Oilers:  41-30-11 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Anaheim Ducks:  43-33-6 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

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Edmonton Oilers:  4-4-2 last 10

Anaheim Ducks:  4-5-1 last 10

The Oilers are entering the playoffs with 93 points, a 41-30-11 record overall, and they were 19-6-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Anaheim Ducks in their last game, losing that one on the road 7-4. Connor McDavid, Kasperi Kapanen, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Vasily Podkolzin each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Evan Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl each led the team in assists with 2 while Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Vasily Podkolzin, and Darnell Nurse each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Connor Ingram was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 6 goals on 38 shots with 32 saves and a .842 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 282 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 269 goals against them allowing 3.3 goals per game.

The Ducks are entering the playoffs with 92 points, a 43-33-6 record overall, and they were 24-13-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Edmonton Oilers in their last game, winning that one at home 7-4. Mikael Granlund, Jackson LaCombe, Leo Carlsson, Alex Killorn, Beckett Sennecke, Jeffrey Viel, and Mason McTavish each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Mikael Granlund led the team in assists with 3 while Mason McTavish led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Lukáš Dostál was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 24 shots with 20 saves and a .833 save percentage. Their offense has scored 273 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 288 goals against them allowing 3.5 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Ducks listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Oilers have looked good in their games this season with their 41-30-11 record overall which had them right near the top of their division in the West. They have been a good road team too with their 19-6-6 road record this year. Meanwhile, the Ducks have looked good in their games this season with their 43-33-6 record overall which had them in the top half of their division in the West. They have looked a lot better on home ice too with their 24-13-4 home record this season. This is game 4 of a 7-game series between the 2nd seeded Oilers and the 3rd seeded Ducks in the Pacific for the 1st round of the NHL playoffs. The Ducks have a 2-1 series lead after winning game 3 by a score of 7-4. The Ducks are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games and haven't looked good entering the playoffs, but they are starting to turn things around in this series. They have looked great in all 3 games of this series, including their loss, and the Oilers haven't looked that great themselves lately, going 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. The Ducks were right in game 1 which they lost, but they ended up stealing game 2 on the road with an offensive explosion and they continued that into game 3 with a 7-4 win. The Ducks have one of the worst defenses of all the teams that made the playoffs, but the Oilers haven't been any better and the Ducks offense is starting to score goals now. The Ducks have the momentum on their side now with 2 wins in a row and they have looked a lot better on home ice this season too. The Oilers are going to bring their best effort to take the home advantage back here and they definitely have a lot more playoff experience to back them up, but they still don't have a solid goalie to lead them in this series and they also have a lot more pressure to win after the last 2 seasons. The Ducks have all of the momentum on their side now and are also playing pressure free, so look for them to continue rolling at home as they are starting to get hot. The best way to place a bet here is on the Ducks to win this game.

Oilers Ducks Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Sunday, April 26, 2026 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Ducks 6 Oilers 5.

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Edmonton Oilers: 100-80 (-20.3 units) on the moneyline as a favorite of -200 or less. 80-74 (-15.2 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 99-87 (-18.2 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 12-2 OVER in the first round of the playoffs.

Anaheim Ducks: 61-73 (+13.9 units) on the moneyline as an underdog of +100 to +200. 42-57 (+22 units) on the moneyline against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game. 26-28 (+22 units) on the moneyline against good possession teams-averaging 3+ more shots on goal than opp. 11-5 OVER after scoring 6 goals or more in their previous game.

Edmonton Oilers:  J. Dickinson (C) Day To Day - Undisclosed. A. Henrique (C) Out - Lower-body. M. Jones (LW) Out - Lower-Body. M. Janmark (C) Out For Season - Undisclosed.

Anaheim Ducks:  R. Gudas (D) Day To Day - Lower Body. J. Harkins (C) Out - Hand. R. Johnston (LW) Day To Day - Lower-body. P. Mrazek (G) Out For Season - Lower-Body.

"You look at the goals against and just some stuff that shouldn't happen, especially this time of the year. There's lost coverage in front of the net a couple times or a little careless with the puck, stuff like that." - Kris Knoblauch after his team’s loss against the Ducks in the 3rd game of this series on Friday.

"Hopefully, they turn out to be great players because they've shown all the ingredients. They want to be the best they can be on a daily basis, and I think that kind of pushes them and they're showing that's their mindset and that's their objective." - Joel Quenneville after his team’s win against the Oilers in game 3 of this series on Friday.

LW Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

C Connor McDavid

RW Zach Hyman

LD Mattias Ekholm

RD Evan Bouchard

G Connor Ingram

LW Chris Kreider

C Leo Carlsson

RW Troy Terry

LD Jackson LaCombe

RD Jacob Trouba

G Lukas Dostal

Points: Connor McDavid (138)

Goals: Connor McDavid (48)

Assists: Connor McDavid (90)

GAA: Connor Ingram (2.60)

Points: Cutter Gauthier (69)

Goals: Cutter Gauthier (41)

Assists: Jackson LaCombe (48)

GAA: Lukas Dostal (3.10)

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Kris Knoblauch (3rd season)

Anaheim Ducks: Joel Quenneville (1st season)