This is a 7* play on the Anaheim Ducks.

Sometimes we feel it's necessary to completely dissect a game, looking at scheduling, motivational and situational factors as well as trends and other numbers, while other times we believe a more "common sense" approach is the best way to handicap a contest and that's definitely the case here as we expect the under-achieving home side to find a way to get the job done at the end of the night. The Ducks are 0-2-1 to open the season: "We're as mad as anybody," Anaheim forward Ryan Kesler confirmed last night. "If we think we're just going to come in on Friday and it's magically going to happen, it's not. We need to put our work boots on. That starts with will and passion." Anaheim lost 4-0 to the red hot Coyotes on Wednesday despite tallying a whopping 37 shots on goal. Frederick Andersen is expected between the pipes for the home side tonight, he's stopped 86 of 90 shots so far this season and had 22 in his only appearances vs. the Avs, a 3-2 OT win back on March 20th. Colorado would then take the next meeting 4-2 on April 3rd. Colorado is having its own issues in goal though as well as Semyon Varlamov has already given up 13 goals while posting a deplorable 5.07 GAA and poor .841 save percentage in three games. Backup Reto Berra could make his first start of the season for the visitors as Varlamov owns a brutal 4.38 GAA during an 0-2-1 stretch vs. Anaheim. Desperation breeds motivation, we look for the DUCKS to finally play like the Ducks and have no issues whatsoever in laying the larger price.

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