{"id":540448,"date":"2026-04-04T15:29:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/540448\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T15:29:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:29:21","slug":"ducks-vs-flames-prediction-picks-april-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/540448\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks vs. Flames Prediction &#038; Picks &#8211; April 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Anaheim Ducks (41-30-5) host the Calgary Flames (31-36-8) at Honda Center on Saturday, April 4 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Ducks have lost four straight games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1668&amp;pb=968385&amp;cid=FEyhmNC69z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up for ESPN+ today<\/a> to watch 1,000+ out-of-market NHL games, ESPN+ Hockey Night &amp; more.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of watching this matchup, here is a glimpse at which squad we think will emerge with the victory in Saturday&#8217;s action on the ice.<\/p>\n<p>In the past 10 outings for the Flames, their offense has scored 29 goals while their defense has allowed 35 (they have a 5-4-1 record in those games). In 25 power-play opportunities during that time, they have scored five goals (20.0% success rate).<\/p>\n<p>Ducks vs. Flames Predictions for Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Our computer projection model for this contest calls for a final tally of Ducks 4, Flames 2.<\/p>\n<p>Moneyline Pick: Ducks (-159)<br \/>\nTotal Pick: Under 6.5 (computer predicts 6.2 goals on average)<br \/>\nSpread Pick: Ducks (-1.5)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1648&amp;pb=968383&amp;cid=FEyhmNC69z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch 1,000+ out-of-market NHL games, ESPN+ Hockey Night &amp; more streaming all season on ESPN+.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ducks Splits and Trends<\/p>\n<p>The Ducks have a 41-30-5 record overall, with a 17-5-22 record in contests that have gone to overtime.<br \/>\nIn the 25 games Anaheim has played that were decided by one goal, it has a 15-5-5 record (good for 35 points).<br \/>\nIn the nine games this season the Ducks registered only one goal, they went 1-7-1 (three points).<br \/>\nAnaheim has finished 4-7-1 in the 12 games this season when it scored exactly two goals (registering nine points).<br \/>\nThe Ducks have scored at least three goals in 50 games (36-11-3, 75 points).<br \/>\nIn the 21 games when Anaheim has capitalized on a single power-play goal, it has a 15-2-4 record (34 points).<br \/>\nIn the 40 games when it outshot its opponent, Anaheim is 23-14-3 (49 points).<br \/>\nThe Ducks&#8217; opponents have had more shots in 31 games. The Ducks went 16-13-2 in those matchups (34 points).<br \/>\nFlames Splits and Trends<\/p>\n<p>The Flames have a record of 31-36-8 this season and are 7-8-15 in overtime games.<br \/>\nCalgary has earned 25 points (10-6-5) in its 21 games decided by one goal.<br \/>\nIn 18 games this season when the Flames ended a game with just one goal, they earned a total of four points (1-15-2).<br \/>\nWhen Calgary has scored exactly two goals this season, they&#8217;ve earned 18 points (8-9-2 record).<br \/>\nThe Flames have scored at least three goals 33 times, earning 47 points from those matchups (22-8-3).<br \/>\nCalgary has scored a single power-play goal in 18 games this season and has registered 19 points from those matchups.<br \/>\nWhen it outshoots its opponent this season, Calgary has posted a record of 11-15-3 (25 points).<br \/>\nThe Flames have been outshot by opponents in 44 games, going 19-20-5 to record 43 points.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for NHL tickets? <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/67619?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=2994&amp;pb=968393&amp;cid=FEyhmNC69z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Head to StubHub today<\/a> and see your team live.<\/p>\n<p>Team Stats Comparison<\/p>\n<p>Ducks vs. Flames Game Time and TV Channel<\/p>\n<p>When: Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET<br \/>\nTV Channel: ESPN+<br \/>\nLive Stream: <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1691&amp;pb=968373&amp;cid=FEyhmNC69z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch this game on ESPN+<\/a><br \/>\nWhere: Honda Center in Anaheim, California<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1684&amp;pb=968384&amp;cid=FEyhmNC69z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESPN+<\/a> to watch the Ducks play Flames.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Anaheim Ducks (41-30-5) host the Calgary Flames (31-36-8) at Honda Center on Saturday, April 4 at 10&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":540304,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[233,895,26,5294,833,896,5,835,4,61,834],"class_list":{"0":"post-540448","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary-flames","8":"tag-anaheim-ducks","9":"tag-calgary","10":"tag-calgary-flames","11":"tag-calgaryflames","12":"tag-ds-sports","13":"tag-flames","14":"tag-hockey","15":"tag-men","16":"tag-nhl","17":"tag-nhl-predictions","18":"tag-professional"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116347152923731972","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}