Connor McDavid and Ryan Poehling facing off. NHLI via Getty Images
It is no surprise that the Oilers and Ducks have scored bushels of goals already in their best-of-seven series. Not only do these two teams rely on their offense to drive the bus, but they have also been plagued by defensive flaws all season.
The Ducks allowed the fourth-most goals per game in the NHL during the regular season, while the Oilers aren’t much better at eighth-most.
Which side is more likely to sort out its problems ahead of Game 3?
Ducks vs. Oilers odds, prediction
Anaheim may have wrestled away home-ice advantage from the Oilers by winning one of two in Alberta, but the bookmakers haven’t budged much from where this series was priced before Game 1.
The Oilers remain a decided -210 favorite to win the best-of-seven , while Anaheim is sitting at +172 odds.
There are plenty of reasons why the Oilers, who finished just one point ahead of the Ducks in the regular season, are such lopsided favorites, but one of them is that…