The Anaheim Ducks will travel to Sunrise, Florida to face the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday afternoon with the game scheduled to start at 1:00 PM ET and will air on Bally Sports Florida and Bally Sports Southern California.

The Ducks are in 7^th place in the Pacific Division with a record of 14-27-1 and 29 points which also gives them the 3^rd worst record in the Western Conference and the 3^rd worst record in the NHL while having lost seven of their last eight games and are on a two-game losing streak following a 1-5 loss on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Anaheim has been one of the lowest-scoring teams in the NHL this season as they are averaging the 4^th fewest goals per game with an average of 2.56 goals per game while ranking 19^th in power-play success rate with a power-play success rate of 19.23%. 

The Ducks have also been a below-average team defensively as they rank 24^th in the NHL in goals allowed per game with an average of 3.39 goals allowed per game. Frank Vatrano leads the team in goals and points with 21 goals and 31 points this season. The Anaheim Ducks will look to end their two-game losing streak when they travel to face the Florida Panthers.

The Florida Panthers have been one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference this season as they enter this game with a record of 27-13-2 and 56 points which puts them in 2^nd place in the Atlantic Division and ties them with the Rangers for the 2^nd best record in the Eastern Conference. The success of the Panthers this season can be attributed to their defensive play and goalies as they enter this game allowing the 2^nd fewest goals per game with an average of 2.49 goals allowed per game while having the 6^th best penalty-kill percentage at 83.97%. 

Anthony Stolarz has been one of the best starting goalies in the league this season as he enters this game with a record of 6-3-1 with a .923 save percentage and is allowing an average of 1.95 goals per game. Offensively, Florida has been a middle-of-the-pack team as they are ranked 17^th in goals per game with an average of 3.2 goals per game. The Panthers will look to bounce back following the loss against the Devils on Saturday when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Monday afternoon.

BookMaker has the Florida Panthers listed as -400 moneyline favorites at home against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday afternoon. Florida has won seven of the last ten including the previous seven meetings. The Panthers have won by an average of .9 goals per game over the last ten and 1.33 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

Florida is the better team this season and has been the better team in the series, winning seven of the last ten including three straight against Anaheim. However, the Panthers have only won by an average margin of .9 goals per game over the last ten games in the series. Take the puck line with the Anaheim Ducks at +1.5 when they travel to face the Florida Panthers on Monday afternoon.