Anaheim at Minnesota

The Anaheim Ducks have been on a 14-5 run, but allowed 7 goals in their last game, and over their last nine have allowed 28, over 3 per contest. They have outscored their lack of defensive intensity in some games and will likely encounter more resistance from a Wild team that has allowed just 7 goals in their last five played on home ice. The Wild has been eating up teams with a losing road record at home, with a 74-31 mark in their last 105, as well as playing to a 12-3 mark off a single day of rest. The home team has dominated this series with the home club posting a 25-7-1 mark in the last 33 meetings, including Minnesota winning the last four played here. I will back Minnesota in this one.