The 24-16-3-5 Detroit Red Wings will open up the Stanley Cup Playoffs on the road as they face the 30-12-3-3 Anaheim Ducks from Game 1 of the NHL pro hockey best of seven series on Tuesday night. Face off time from Honda Center in Anaheim is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBC Sports Network.

The NHL playoff odds from Game 1 have the home team Anaheim Ducks favored by -155 odds with the return on the road underdog Detroit Red Wings at +135 odds. The goal over under is lined at 5 goals.

These two NHL clubs went head to head three times during the lockout shortened year with each team winning on home ice. Two of the three games were played at Detroit. Anaheim wins at home 5-2 on February 15th.

The Red Wings went 11-9-2-2 on the road this year. They played poorly in the early part of April losing six of nine games but recovered with a four game win streak to close the season and make the playoffs. During this four game win streak the Red Wings recorded two shut outs and allowed one and two goals in the two other games. They had trouble getting pucks into the net as they rank in the lower half of the league with a 2 ½ goal per game average. They are a top seven defense this season in the two critical areas of goals and shots against average.

Anaheim went 16-7-1 on home ice this year. They finished atop the Pacific Standings and had clinched a playoff spot in early April. The Ducks were a streaky team down the stretch with four game losing streak and followed up with three straight wins. They closed out with a meaningless 5-3 home defeat to Phoenix to finish the regular season. The Ducks took control of their division early with a fast start to the season. The team is a top nine club on defense as they surrender 2.4 goals and 27.9 shots per game. They are fourth in the league on the power play converting 21.5% of the time.