The set-up: I think the home side finds a way to get the job done here. Arizona overachieved last year in my opinion despite missing the playoffs. Arizona struggled with offensive consistency and I don't think the Phil Kessel pick-up is going to prove to change too much this year.

The pick: Anaheim got off to a terrible start last year and it was never able to rebound. The Ducks though were definitely hampered by injury. A strength of Anaheim was goaltender John Gibson, who finished with a 26-22 record and a 2.84 GAA, despite playing for a team which was dead last in the league in scoring with an average of 2.4 GPG. Again though, that was due directly to several injuries to key players. But that was then and this is now. The Ducks have something to prove this year and they're 5-1 in their last six at home. Arizona struggled on the road last year and I think it comes out flat in this difficult venue. Lay the reasonable price.

8* play on the Ducks.