Tampa Bay Lightning vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/31/25

Two teams heading in different directions are set to meet when the Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. Tampa Bay enters this contest riding a 4-game win streak, while Anaheim has dropped 3 games in a row and 5 of its last 6. The Ducks have slipped out of the top spot in the Pacific Division, a position they have held for most of the season up to this point. Defense and goaltending continue to plague Anaheim, as the Ducks are allowing a league-high 3.51 goals per game. Their penalty kill also ranks near the bottom of the NHL with a killing percentage of just 75.8%. That is not a sustainable trend, and the Ducks could be in more trouble with the Lightning coming to town on Wednesday.

Tampa Bay has picked things up after a relatively slow start to the season, and is now sitting in 3rd in the Atlantic Division with 47 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy started slow, but has really kicked things into gear with a .928 save percentage in November and a .905 save percentage through a pair of December starts. The Bolts have been great on the road so far in 2025, owning a strong 11-4-3 record away from Tampa. The Lightning are rolling right now, while the Ducks are in a funk. Back the Bolts.

Lightning vs Ducks prediction: Lightning ML (-140) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.