It will be a critical Game 5 of the best of seven NHL playoff series between the Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks in a pro hockey game on Wednesday night.

Face off time from the Honda Center in Anaheim is scheduled for 10PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBC Sports Network.

The NHL playoff odds for Game 5 have the home side Anaheim Ducks favored by -140 odds with the goal total lined at 5 goals.

Detroit evens this best of seven Western conference playoff series at 2-2 following a game four 3-2 home overtime victory against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night as a -118 betting favorite. The total landed right at the closing line of 5 goals.

Anaheim fails to preserve a 2-1 lead in the third quarter as the Red Wings strike for the equalizer as Pavel Datsyuk scores an even strength goal at 13:27 to send game four into overtime. At 15:10 Damien Brunner hits the game winner in overtime for Detroit to knot up this series at 2-2. Detroit outshot Anaheim for the game 49-33 with the Ducks winning eight more face-offs. The Red Wings go 0 of 1 on the power play and the Ducks fail on three chances with the man advantage. Anaheim fails in a critical power play advantage 1:05 into overtime. In their two home games in this series the Red Wings go 0 of 7 on the power play advantage.