The Edmonton Oilers (2-0-1) take on the Anaheim Ducks (2-0) at Honda Center on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with both teams back in action after a vistory. The Oilers knocked off the Seattle Kraken 3-1 in their last outing, while the Ducks are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Florida Panthers.

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Before watching this matchup, here is our pick for which club will bring home the win in Wednesday's hockey action.

Oilers vs. Ducks Predictions for Wednesday

Our computer projections model for this contest expects a final result of Ducks 5, Oilers 3.

Moneyline Pick: Ducks (+110)
Total Pick: Over 6.5 (computer predicts 8.2 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Ducks (+1.5)

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Oilers Splits and Trends

The Oilers went 9-12-21 in overtime games last season as part of an overall record of 41-30-11.
Edmonton picked up 36 points (14-11-8) in the 33 games it played that were decided by one goal.
In the seven games last season the Oilers scored just one goal, they finished 0-5-2 (two points).
Edmonton took five points from the 16 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (2-13-1 record).
The Oilers were 41-11-9 when they scored three or more goals (to record 91 points).
In the 33 games when Edmonton scored a single power-play goal, it picked up 35 points by finishing 15-13-5.
In the 53 games when it outshot its opponent, Edmonton was 28-19-6 (62 points).
The Oilers' opponent had more shots in 30 games last season. The Oilers finished 12-13-5 in those matchups (29 points).

Ducks Splits and Trends

The Ducks (43-33-6 overall) posted a record of 18-7-25 in contests that went to OT last season.
In the 32 games Anaheim played that were decided by one goal, it picked up 43 points.
Across the 12 games last season the Ducks finished with only one goal, they picked up three points.
Anaheim accumulated 10 points (4-9-2) when scoring exactly two goals last season.
The Ducks picked up 92 points in their 61 games when they scored more than two goals.
Last season Anaheim scored a lone power-play goal in 31 games, posting a record of 18-7-6.
When outshooting its opponent last season, Anaheim was 30-21-5 (65 points).
The Ducks were outshot by their opponents in 33 games last season, going 17-14-2 to record 36 points.

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