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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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.
