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NHL Prediction, Pick for Sunday, February 1, 2026: Vegas Golden Knights vs Anaheim Ducks

Mladek's model consensus pick for Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks. 3/4 models agree on Anaheim Ducks.

Published February 1, 20261 min readUpdated February 1, 2026
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NHL Prediction, Pick for Sunday, February 1, 2026: Vegas Golden Knights vs Anaheim Ducks

Sunday, February 1, 2026 — Mladek's NHL model consensus analysis.

🏒 NHL 🕐 8:30 PM ET ⚡ STRONG CONSENSUS (3/4)

📅 Yesterday's NHL Consensus

Record: 6-8

❌ SEA vs VGK — Vegas Golden Knights
✅ COL vs DET — Colorado Avalanche
❌ CAR vs WSH — Carolina Hurricanes
❌ NSH vs NYI — New York Islanders
✅ LA vs PHI — Los Angeles Kings
❌ MIN vs EDM — Edmonton Oilers
✅ NYR vs PIT — Pittsburgh Penguins
✅ TOR vs VAN — Toronto Maple Leafs

🏒 Mladek's Pick: Anaheim Ducks Moneyline

Vegas Golden Knights @ Anaheim Ducks

"Taking ANA on .5 unit - model agreement + VGK is 9-6 as fav (low confidence bet)"

💰 Market Odds Analysis

Vegas Golden Knights

52.5%

Implied probability

Anaheim Ducks

47.5%

Implied probability

Market has Vegas Golden Knights at 52.5% — our pick is the underdog here.

📊 Team Comparison

🏒 Vegas Golden Knights Key Stats

Overall Record: 16-6-10 (42 pts)

Road Record: 9-2-5

Last 10: 0-0-0

Goals For/Against: 179 / 172 (N/A GPG)

Current Streak: N/A

🎯 Anaheim Ducks Key Stats OUR PICK

Overall Record: 20-13-2 (42 pts)

Home Record: 11-5-0

Last 10: 0-0-0

Goals For/Against: 177 / 190 (N/A GPG)

Current Streak: N/A

📊 COMBO STATS

This 3-model combination: 54.3% win rate (199 picks)

✓ Statistically significant sample size (30+ picks)

📊 Model Consensus Breakdown

3 of 4 models agree on Anaheim Ducks:

  • CBS— Expert analysis picks
  • ChattyLine— AI sentiment & trend analysis
  • Otterline— Proprietary ML predictions

Dissenting: MoneyPuck

🎯 Take Anaheim Ducks Moneyline

3/4 models agree — Value underdog play.

💡 Key Takeaways

  • Strong 3/4 consensus — Power Play candidate
  • Underdog value at 47.5% implied probability
  • Close game — market sees this as a pick'em

This analysis is generated by Mladek's NHL model consensus system. Polymarket data reflects real-time prediction market pricing. Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.

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