Given that these teams played a 2-1 game less than two weeks ago, and with each playing better than expected, another taut encounter might be in the cards at Honda Center, and this 6.5 looks a bit high on the total side tonight. Both goalies (Karel Vejmelka and Lukas Dostal) were also in the nets for that earlier game at Tempe, and are each making saves at better than 92% thus far. Play Coyotes-Ducks Under

Wanted to confirm that Lukas Dostal was in net for the Ducks and he is. Dostal was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for October with a 4-1 record, 2.79 GAA and .921 SV%. Arizona counterpart Karel Vejmelka has a 2.51 GAA and .926 SV on the year. When these teams played on Oct. 21 in the desert with the same goalies, it was a 2-1 final score.

Do I lean the Ducks to win? I do but, again, if I get this insurance I'm not turning it down even at double the price of an Anaheim ML play. In its past seven games, Anaheim has four wins and two losses by a goal (third loss by multiple goals), and that's all we are looking for here. Ducks netminder Lukas Dostal is 4-1-0 with a .921 save percentage to start the season. Half unit.

We usually try to avoid teams playing at home in the first game after a multi-game, cross-time-zones road trip, but the Ducks are flying so high right now we can't resists. Anaheim's 4-0 run thru the East int eh past week included a win at Boston as new coach Greg Cronin's message is resonating...when on offense, get the puck on net; on defense, hit somebody! Adding Radko Gudas to the defense has delivered the sandpaper the Ducks lacked last season, and Lukas Dostal has been good enough in when replacing John Gibson. Anaheim can avenge the 2-1 loss at Tempe on October 21. Play Ducks on Money Line