Penguins vs Ducks Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 8, 2026)

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Pittsburgh Penguins logo

Penguins6-11 · 9-8 ATS15th in the East
FINAL2 – 5
Anaheim Ducks logo

Ducks9-8 · 10-7 ATS7th in the West

NHL · Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET · Honda Center

Final score by period

Team 1 2 3 T
Penguins 0 0 2 2
Ducks 1 2 2 5

How the bets settled

MoneylineDucks wonClosed at -120
SpreadDucks coveredDucks -1.5, by 1.5
TotalOver 6.57 scored, 0.5 over

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

The Anaheim Ducks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on November 8. The game swung in the second period, when Anaheim turned a one-goal edge into a 3-0 cushion, and Pittsburgh’s two third-period goals were matched by the Ducks.

Cutter Gauthier led Anaheim with three goals and four points, while Mikael Granlund added three assists. Kris Letang led Pittsburgh with one goal, and Evgeni Malkin had two assists and two points. Anaheim’s special teams stood out: the Ducks converted 75 percent of their power plays against Pittsburgh’s 33.3 percent. Anaheim also blocked more shots and delivered more hits, while Pittsburgh put more shots on net.

For bettors, the Ducks covered the -1.5 closing spread by 1.5, and the seven goals went over the 6.5 closing total by 0.5.

How the props finished

7 of 11 cleared

Player Line Price Result
Jackson LaCombe Over 0.5 assists -125 BetMGM 3 Cleared
Leo Carlsson Over 0.5 points -203 Kalshi 0 Missed
Judd Caulfield Over 2.5 hits -208 Stake 5 Cleared
Tristan Luneau Over 0.5 points +150 Kalshi 1 Cleared
Nick Robertson Over 1.5 shots on goal -108 Caesars 0 Missed
Erik Karlsson Over 0.5 points -145 Hard Rock 1 Cleared
Cutter Gauthier Over 3.5 shots on goal -155 DraftKings 6 Cleared
Ben Kindel Over 1.5 shots on goal -164 prophetexchange 1 Missed
Kris Letang Over 1.5 shots on goal +100 BetMGM 2 Cleared
Rickard Rakell Over 0.5 goals +203 Kalshi 1 Cleared
Tommy Novak Over 0.5 points -115 Hard Rock 0 Missed

Each player’s top line by recent hit rate before the game, graded against the box score. These are research lines, not posted picks.

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Against the spread, start to finish

DucksPenguins
The score margin against the closing spread (Ducks -1.5). Blue: Ducks covering. Orange: Penguins covering.
+1.5Largest PIT cover
44%PIT covering
+2.5Largest ANA cover
56%ANA covering

Top performers

Penguins

Ducks

Team stats

PenguinsDucks
33Shots25
51.7%Faceoffs won48.3%
2Power play goals3
21Hits26
14Blocked shots20
2Takeaways2
15Giveaways17
8Penalty minutes12

Box score

Pittsburgh PenguinsAnaheim Ducks

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Justin Brazeau RW 0 0 0 1 0 11:21 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
Egor Chinakhov RW 0 0 0 1 0 13:27 19 0 0 0 2 0 0.0
Sidney Crosby C 0 1 0 2 -2 23:08 21 1 0 0 1 2 70.0
Connor Dewar C 0 0 0 0 0 13:10 15 2 1 0 1 0 0.0
Ben Kindel C 0 0 0 1 -1 22:12 23 1 2 0 1 0 37.5
Andrei Kuzmenko LW 0 0 0 2 0 10:53 12 1 1 0 1 0 0.0
Hendrix Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 9:58 12 0 1 0 0 0 50.0
Blake Lizotte C 0 0 0 3 0 12:35 15 2 0 0 0 2 36.4
Evgeni Malkin C 0 2 0 5 -2 21:53 22 2 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tommy Novak C 0 0 0 3 0 12:53 18 1 0 0 1 0 20.0
Rickard Rakell RW 1 0 0 3 -2 22:06 22 3 1 0 0 0 0.0
Nick Robertson LW 0 0 0 0 0 12:02 17 0 1 1 1 2 0.0

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Declan Carlile D 0 0 0 1 0 15:27 20 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
Samuel Girard D 0 0 0 0 -1 18:12 25 0 1 0 2 0 0.0
Erik Karlsson D 0 1 0 8 -2 25:33 23 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Kaedan Korczak D 0 0 0 1 0 16:46 22 4 2 0 0 2 0.0
Kris Letang D 1 0 0 2 -1 21:56 22 4 0 0 4 0 0.0
Spencer Stastney D 0 0 0 0 0 15:32 18 0 2 1 0 0 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Arturs Silovs G 4 24 0 0 20 .833 13 7 0 53:45 0 0

Anaheim Ducks

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Leo Carlsson C 0 0 0 3 0 21:33 23 1 0 1 1 2 54.5
Judd Caulfield RW 0 0 0 0 0 13:57 20 5 0 0 1 0 0.0
Cutter Gauthier LW 3 1 0 6 2 18:24 19 0 0 0 2 0 50.0
Mikael Granlund C 1 3 0 3 2 21:51 26 0 2 0 2 0 45.5
Alex Killorn LW 0 1 0 2 0 16:43 20 0 0 0 0 4 100.0
Jeff Malott LW 0 0 0 0 0 9:36 15 3 1 0 0 2 0.0
Roger McQueen C 0 1 0 1 0 13:22 19 3 3 0 1 0 40.0
Nico Myatovic LW 0 0 0 1 0 9:04 13 1 0 0 1 0 0.0
Nikita Nesterenko C 0 0 0 0 0 10:07 17 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Beckett Sennecke RW 0 1 0 2 2 18:29 19 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Frank Vatrano RW 0 0 0 0 0 9:27 12 2 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tim Washe C 0 0 0 0 0 13:54 20 4 1 0 0 2 53.8

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Drew Helleson D 0 0 0 1 2 24:20 27 0 5 0 2 0 0.0
Jackson LaCombe D 0 3 0 1 2 30:54 27 2 5 0 2 0 0.0
Tristan Luneau D 1 0 0 2 0 16:10 22 0 1 0 0 2 0.0
Pavel Mintyukov D 0 0 0 1 0 18:11 22 2 1 0 1 0 0.0
Travis Mitchell D 0 0 0 1 0 13:11 18 1 1 1 1 0 0.0
Noah Warren D 0 0 0 1 0 10:52 17 1 0 0 1 0 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Laurent Brossoit G 2 33 0 0 31 .939 24 7 0 60:00 0 0

Attendance 17,174 · Officials: Scott Cherrey, Cody Beach, Chris Rooney, Joe Mahon

Recap: Cutter Gauthier gets his 3rd hat trick in November, propelling the prolific Ducks past Penguins 5-2 (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

No StatsBench pick posted for this game. Today’s posted picks are graded live.

Betting trends

  • The over is 7-3 in Penguins’ last 10 games.
  • The over has hit in 7 straight Ducks games.
  • The over is 8-2 in Ducks’ last 10 games.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Penguins vs Ducks pre-game preview

The betting market lists Anaheim as the -118 moneyline favorite, with the Ducks laying -1.5 and the total at 6.5. The opening DraftKings line was the same on both counts.

The last meeting was December 9, 2025, a 3-4 Pittsburgh loss at home. Pittsburgh is 2-4 in the last six meetings and 1-2 ATS in those games. Recent form is uneven: Pittsburgh is 5-11 overall and 8-8 ATS, but 2-8 and 4-6 ATS in its last 10 after a 2-6 loss to Boston on November 5. Anaheim is 9-8 and 10-7 ATS, with a 5-5 and 6-4 ATS last 10 after a 5-3 win at Calgary on November 6.

The clearest defensive angle is power-play points allowed: Pittsburgh sits at 1.31 per game (rank 6), while Anaheim allows 3.18 (rank 29). On the prop side, Jackson LaCombe over 0.5 assists at -136 cleared in 9 of his last 10, and the StatsBench model projects 0.8.

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Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Penguins 6-11 9-8 11-6 4-4 2-7
Ducks 9-8 10-7 10-7 2-5 7-3

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Penguins vs Ducks head-to-head

Penguins are 2-4, 1-2 ATS, O/U 2-1 in the last 6 meetings. Last time: Penguins lost 3-4 on December 9, 2025.

Date Venue Penguins result ATS O/U
Dec 9, 25 Penguins home L 3-4 L -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 14, 25 Ducks home L 3-4 – –
Jan 23, 25 Ducks home L 1-5 – –
Oct 31, 24 Penguins home W 2-1 – –
Nov 7, 23 Ducks home W 2-0 W -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 30, 23 Penguins home L 3-4 L -1.5 O 5.5

Recent form

Pittsburgh Penguins: last 10 (3-7, 5-5 ATS, O/U 7-3)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Nov 7, 26 @ LA W 5-2 W +1.5 O 6.5
Nov 5, 26 vs BOS L 2-6 L +1.5 O 6.5
Nov 3, 26 vs VGK L 2-3 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 31, 26 @ MTL L 4-5 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 29, 26 vs UTA L 3-4 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 24, 26 vs NSH W 3-2 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 22, 26 vs FLA W 4-0 W -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 19, 26 @ UTA L 4-5 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 17, 26 @ VGK L 2-6 L +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 16, 26 @ COL L 2-5 L +1.5 O 6.5

Anaheim Ducks: last 10 (5-5, 6-4 ATS, O/U 8-2)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Nov 6, 26 @ CGY W 5-3 W +1.5 O 6.5
Nov 5, 26 @ EDM W 5-4 W +1.5 O 6.5
Nov 3, 26 @ VAN W 5-4 L -1.5 O 6.5
Nov 1, 26 vs OTT W 6-3 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 29, 26 vs BUF L 6-7 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 27, 26 vs VAN L 5-6 L -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 24, 26 @ PHI W 5-4 W +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 22, 26 @ NJ L 1-4 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 20, 26 @ NYI L 2-3 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 19, 26 @ NYR L 2-5 L +1.5 O 6.5

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 11:30 AM ET.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Penguins defense Ducks defense
Goals allowed per game 3.56 (27th of 32) 3.67 (30th of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game 27.11 (12th of 32) 27.22 (15th of 32)
Points allowed per game 9.5 (26th of 32) 9.94 (30th of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game 1.83 (12th of 32) 3.33 (30th of 32)

Venue and weather

Honda Center · Anaheim, CAIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Penguins vs Ducks odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Ducks spread -1.5 -1.5 –
Total 6.5 6.5 –
Penguins moneyline +114 +100 +3.3% win chance
Ducks moneyline -135 -120 -2.9% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Ducks spread -1.5 → -1.5
Total 6.5 → 6.5
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