Anaheim at Ottawa

The Anaheim Ducks have proven to be the best team in the NHL to this point with their 22-7-5 record, good for an NHL best 49 points. The Ducks are where they are because to be an elite team in this league, you have to learn how to win on the road. So far the Ducks have come up aces in this area with their stellar 12-4-2 road record. The Ducks don't yield a lot on the defensive end of the ice, and the scoring isn't what you might expect from an elite team. The Ducks are good enough on the defensive end to win when the offense just isn't there as they own an NHL leading six wins when scoring 2 or fewer goals in a game this season. That seperates a true contender from a pretender. They have already held 18 teams to 2 goals or less this season - over half the teams on their schedule. Ottawa started strong to start the season, but are just 4-9 over their last 13 games. The Senators have scored 2 or fewer in more than half of those 13 games, and simply put, this is not a good spot to get out of an offensive funk. The Ducks are a momentum team, one that has logged a 59-24 record in their last 83 following a win, and defense rules as they are also 47-23 aafter allowing 2 or fewer goals in their previous game over their last 70. Ottawa is now 0-6 following a win, and are 5-1 to the UNDER in their last six vs. a team over .600. The Ducks are 12-4 in their last 26 after allowing 2 or fewer in their last game, and they are 4-0 in their last four trips to Ottawa, with all four finishing UNDE the total. Play on Anaheim and the UNDER.