Ducks vs. Avalanche Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Ducks vs. Avalanche NHL game on January 21, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Ducks
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Avalanche
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Win %
  • Ducks
    100%
  • Avalanche
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Avalanche
0 0 1 0 1
OT1 04:57 Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Scott Wedgewood
OT1 03:32 Shot missed by Beckett Sennecke
OT1 02:56 Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Lukas Dostal
OT1 02:39 Cale Makar shot blocked by Ryan Poehling
P3 19:39 Shot missed by Josh Manson
P3 16:47 Shot missed by Cale Makar
P3 16:21 Goal scored by Artturi Lehkonen assisted by Brock Nelson and Brent Burns
P3 15:41 Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Lukas Dostal
P3 15:30 Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Lukas Dostal
P3 14:49 Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Lukas Dostal
P3 13:56 Shot on goal by Ryan Poehling saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 12:47 Sam Malinski shot blocked by Ryan Strome
P3 12:43 Cale Makar shot blocked by Chris Kreider
P3 11:38 Shot missed by Ryan Poehling
P3 11:34 Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 10:37 Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Lukas Dostal
P3 09:55 Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Drew Helleson
P3 08:52 Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Lukas Dostal
P3 08:35 Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Lukas Dostal
P3 08:09 Shot missed by Josh Manson
Play by Play
  1. SO
    End of Shootout period.
  2. SO
    Shootout attempt by Martin Necas saved by Lukas Dostal
  3. SO
    Shootout attempt by Brock Nelson saved by Lukas Dostal
  4. SO
    Shootout attempt by Mikael Granlund saved by Scott Wedgewood
  5. OT1 04:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Scott Wedgewood
  6. OT1 03:32
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Beckett Sennecke
  7. OT1 02:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Lukas Dostal
  8. OT1 02:41
    Ducks won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  9. OT1 02:39
    SHOT
    Cale Makar shot blocked by Ryan Poehling
  10. OT1 00:48
    Giveaway by Cutter Gauthier in neutral zone
  11. OT1 00:15
    Takeaway by Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
  12. OT1 00:00
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in neutral zone
  13. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  14. P3 19:41
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  15. P3 19:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Manson
  16. P3 18:41
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in defensive zone
  17. P3 17:50
    Jackson LaCombe credited with hit on Ross Colton in defensive zone
  18. P3 17:29
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Jack Drury in defensive zone
  19. P3 17:29
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  20. P3 17:02
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jansen Harkins in defensive zone
  21. P3 16:47
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cale Makar
  22. P3 16:44
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in offensive zone
  23. P3 16:44
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  24. P3 16:21
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
  25. P3 16:21
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Artturi Lehkonen assisted by Brock Nelson and Brent Burns
    1-1
  26. P3 15:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Lukas Dostal
  27. P3 15:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Lukas Dostal
  28. P3 15:07
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jansen Harkins in offensive zone
  29. P3 15:07
    Stoppage - Icing
  30. P3 14:59
    Ducks won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  31. P3 14:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  32. P3 14:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Lukas Dostal
  33. P3 13:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Poehling saved by Scott Wedgewood
  34. P3 13:11
    Ducks won faceoff against Avalanche in offensive zone
  35. P3 12:47
    SHOT
    Sam Malinski shot blocked by Ryan Strome
  36. P3 12:43
    SHOT
    Cale Makar shot blocked by Chris Kreider
  37. P3 11:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Poehling
  38. P3 11:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Scott Wedgewood
  39. P3 11:23
    Ryan Poehling won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  40. P3 11:05
    Jacob Trouba credited with hit on Sam Malinski in defensive zone
  41. P3 10:51
    Cale Makar credited with hit on Ian Moore in defensive zone
  42. P3 10:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Lukas Dostal
  43. P3 10:22
    Ryan Poehling won faceoff against Jack Drury in defensive zone
  44. P3 09:55
    SHOT
    Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Drew Helleson
  45. P3 09:09
    Takeaway by Cale Makar in offensive zone
  46. P3 08:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Lukas Dostal
  47. P3 08:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Lukas Dostal
  48. P3 08:09
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Manson
  49. P3 08:01
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Jansen Harkins in offensive zone
  50. P3 06:55
    SHOT
    Martin Necas shot blocked by teammate
  51. P3 06:50
    Ducks won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  52. P3 05:32
    Giveaway by Jackson LaCombe in defensive zone
  53. P3 05:11
    Giveaway by Jansen Harkins in neutral zone
  54. P3 04:27
    Giveaway by Cutter Gauthier in offensive zone
  55. P3 03:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mikael Granlund saved by Scott Wedgewood
  56. P3 02:31
    SHOT
    Cale Makar shot blocked by Drew Helleson
  57. P3 02:08
    SHOT
    Taylor Makar shot blocked by teammate
  58. P3 01:56
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  59. P3 01:16
    Josh Manson credited with hit on Jansen Harkins in defensive zone
  60. P3 00:47
    SHOT
    Brent Burns shot blocked by Jeffrey Viel
  61. P3 00:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
  62. P3 00:00
    Power play - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
  63. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  64. P2 19:10
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Brock Nelson
  65. P2 18:34
    Shorthanded - Tim Washe won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  66. P2 18:33
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Lukas Dostal
  67. P2 18:02
    Ryan Poehling won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  68. P2 18:02
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  69. P2 17:28
    Taylor Makar credited with hit on Olen Zellweger in offensive zone
  70. P2 15:42
    Chris Kreider credited with hit on Brent Burns in offensive zone
  71. P2 15:35
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Jansen Harkins in defensive zone
  72. P2 15:28
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  73. P2 15:24
    SHOT
    Beckett Sennecke shot blocked by Josh Manson
  74. P2 15:11
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  75. P2 15:11
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  76. P2 14:44
    SHOT
    Cutter Gauthier shot blocked by Jack Ahcan
  77. P2 14:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Scott Wedgewood
  78. P2 14:07
    SHOT
    Ryan Poehling shot blocked by Jack Ahcan
  79. P2 13:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Lukas Dostal
  80. P2 13:18
    SHOT
    Ross Colton shot blocked by teammate
  81. P2 13:17
    Stoppage - Puck in Penalty Benches
  82. P2 12:50
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  83. P2 12:19
    Pavel Mintyukov credited with hit on Samuel Girard in neutral zone
  84. P2 11:56
    SHOT
    Cale Makar shot blocked by Jeffrey Viel
  85. P2 11:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Samuel Girard
  86. P2 11:24
    Ducks won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  87. P2 11:04
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jacob Trouba
  88. P2 10:51
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
  89. P2 10:51
    Stoppage - Icing
  90. P2 09:57
    SHOT
    Brent Burns shot blocked by Pavel Mintyukov
  91. P2 09:53
    Ducks won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  92. P2 09:15
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in offensive zone
  93. P2 09:15
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  94. P2 08:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jacob Trouba
  95. P2 08:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ian Moore
  96. P2 08:39
    Giveaway by Cale Makar in defensive zone
  97. P2 08:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Lukas Dostal
  98. P2 07:03
    SHOT
    Pavel Mintyukov shot blocked by Josh Manson
  99. P2 06:47
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Parker Kelly in defensive zone
  100. P2 06:47
    Stoppage - Icing
  101. P2 06:14
    SHOT
    Martin Necas shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
  102. P2 05:48
    SHOT
    Martin Necas shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
  103. P2 05:26
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
  104. P2 05:26
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  105. P2 05:04
    Ross Johnston credited with hit on Brock Nelson in neutral zone
  106. P2 04:15
    Stoppage - Offside
  107. P2 03:58
    Jansen Harkins won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  108. P2 03:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Victor Olofsson saved by Lukas Dostal
  109. P2 03:43
    Nathan MacKinnon credited with hit on Jackson LaCombe in offensive zone
  110. P2 03:16
    SHOT
    Cale Makar shot blocked by Ryan Poehling
  111. P2 03:11
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  112. P2 03:06
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
  113. P2 02:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Lukas Dostal
  114. P2 02:00
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Parker Kelly in neutral zone
  115. P2 01:27
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Jansen Harkins in neutral zone
  116. P2 01:19
    Giveaway by Sam Malinski in offensive zone
  117. P2 00:00
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
  118. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  119. P1 19:50
    SHOT
    Jacob Trouba shot blocked by Josh Manson
  120. P1 19:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ian Moore
  121. P1 18:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Artturi Lehkonen
  122. P1 18:01
    SHOT
    Ryan Strome shot blocked by Jack Ahcan
  123. P1 16:36
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Beckett Sennecke
  124. P1 16:05
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  125. P1 16:05
    Stoppage - Offside
  126. P1 15:44
    Ducks won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  127. P1 15:41
    SHOT
    Jeffrey Viel shot blocked by Cale Makar
  128. P1 14:19
    SHOT
    Power play - Jacob Trouba shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  129. P1 13:59
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  130. P1 13:20
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  131. P1 12:50
    Power play - Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  132. P1 12:50
    Penalty to Jack Drury 2 minutes for Misconduct
  133. P1 12:16
    Jansen Harkins credited with hit on Valeri Nichushkin in defensive zone
  134. P1 12:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Lukas Dostal
  135. P1 11:38
    Ryan Poehling won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  136. P1 11:38
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  137. P1 10:49
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
  138. P1 10:29
    SHOT
    Jansen Harkins shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  139. P1 09:52
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Gavin Brindley in neutral zone
  140. P1 09:52
    Stoppage - Hand Pass
  141. P1 09:47
    Stoppage - Icing
  142. P1 09:41
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  143. P1 09:28
    SHOT
    Victor Olofsson shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
  144. P1 09:17
    Stoppage - Icing
  145. P1 08:59
    Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
  146. P1 08:49
    Ryan Poehling won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  147. P1 08:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Lukas Dostal
  148. P1 08:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Lukas Dostal
  149. P1 08:39
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  150. P1 08:14
    Jansen Harkins won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  151. P1 08:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Strome saved by Scott Wedgewood
  152. P1 06:58
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in offensive zone
  153. P1 06:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Beckett Sennecke
  154. P1 05:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Gavin Brindley
  155. P1 05:09
    Jansen Harkins credited with hit on Gavin Brindley in offensive zone
  156. P1 04:48
    Jansen Harkins won faceoff against Jack Drury in defensive zone
  157. P1 04:26
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Ryan Poehling
  158. P1 04:18
    Ducks won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  159. P1 03:44
    Power play - Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Tim Washe in offensive zone
  160. P1 03:11
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Lukas Dostal
  161. P1 02:47
    SHOT
    Power play - Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
  162. P1 02:43
    Power play - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Tim Washe in offensive zone
  163. P1 02:43
    Penalty to Ross Johnston 2 minutes for Misconduct
  164. P1 00:52
    Cutter Gauthier credited with hit on Samuel Girard in offensive zone
  165. P1 00:41
    Jack Ahcan credited with hit on Jeffrey Viel in defensive zone
  166. P1 00:23
    Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin in defensive zone
  167. P1 00:00
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
Stats
Ducks
STATS
Avalanche
17Shots on Goal41
45% Faceoff Win % 55%
1/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
4Penalty Infraction Mins2
27Hits16
24 Shots Blocked 14
13Giveaways24
DucksANA
AvalancheCOL
17Shots on Goal41
45% Faceoff Win % 55%
1/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
4Penalty Infraction Mins2
27Hits16
24 Shots Blocked 14
13Giveaways24

Ducks vs. Avalanche: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Ducks vs. Avalanche
  • Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
  • Time: 9:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Ball Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Avalanche favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Ducks +280, Avalanche -320

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Ducks: 28%
  • Avalanche: 72%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Ducks a win probability of 28%, while the Avalanche have a win probability of 72%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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