Face‑off is scheduled for 10:00 PM EDT
Venue: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Broadcast: ESPN+ / Victory+
This is a key late‑season matchup between a Blues team fighting to stay above .500 and a Ducks squad leading the Pacific Division but entering on a three‑game skid.
Injury Report
The retrieved sources did not list specific injuries for either team.
(FOX Sports and Doc’s Sports previews did not include injury sections.)
Team Statistical Profile
St. Louis Blues (31‑31‑12)
Points: 74 (7th in Central)
Goals per game: 2.64
Goals allowed per game: 3.11
Power play: 17.3%
Penalty kill: 75.1%
Recent form: 4 wins in last 6 games
Last game: 2–1 OT loss to Kings; outshot 26–24; 0‑for‑3 on PP
Season scoring: 195 goals for, 230 against (28th in NHL scoring)
Goaltending — Joel Hofer (Expected)
2025‑26: 19‑12‑5, 2.59 GAA, .909 SV%
Career: 54‑34‑10, 2.67 GAA, .908 SV% across 109 games
Anaheim Ducks (41‑29‑5)
Points: 87 (1st in Pacific)
Goals per game: 3.25
Goals allowed per game: 3.47
Power play: 18.1%
Penalty kill: 77.7%
Recent form: 3 straight losses
Last game: 4–3 loss to Sharks; allowed 2 goals in final 2 minutes; 0‑for‑3 on PP
Season scoring: 244 goals for, 260 against
Goaltending — Lukáš Dostál (Expected)
2025‑26: 29‑17‑3, 3.10 GAA, .892 SV%
Last game: 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 SV%)
Recent Team Form
Blues — Last 10 Games
6‑2‑2
Goals for: 2.7
Goals allowed: 1.7
PK: 86.5%
Top performer: Dylan Holloway — 11 pts (4 G, 7 A)
Ducks — Last 10 Games
5‑3‑2
Goals for: 3.3
Goals allowed: 3.2
PK: 88.9%
Top performer: Leo Carlsson — 11 pts (5 G, 6 A)
Key Player Matchups
Robert Thomas (STL)
17 G, 33 A — team scoring leader
Scored lone goal in last game vs. Kings
Pavel Buchnevich (STL)
17 G, 27 A — secondary scoring threat
Cutter Gauthier (ANA)
38 G, 27 A — Ducks’ top scorer, elite finisher
Leo Carlsson (ANA)
26 G, 37 A — dynamic playmaker, 11 pts in last 10 games
Series History
Blues have dominated the matchup historically: 9 wins in last 10 head‑to‑head meetings.
Last meeting at Honda Center: Blues won 4–0.
Betting Trends
Blues: 4 wins in last 6; strong defensive metrics recently
Ducks: 3 straight losses; defensive lapses late in games
Under 6.5 has strong support: 9 of last 10 H2H matchups have gone under or been low‑scoring.
Game Odds
St. Louis Blues 6.5
Anaheim Ducks – 142
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, April 2, 2026
