The Edmonton Oilers and the Vegas Golden Knights meet Thursday in NHL action from the T-Mobile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Golden Knights vs Oilers Prediction.
Series Recap
The Edmonton Oilers come into this game looking to take a commanding 2-0 series lead after their 4-2 win over the Golden Knights from game one last time out. Mark Stone looked like he was going to put Vegas on his back early, scoring 2:13 into the game and doubling Vegas’ lead just 6:50 later. Corey Perry would get the Oilers on the board with less than four minutes to go in the opening frame, and that 2-1 score would hold through the rest of the first and all of the second before Leon Draisaitl tied the game at two for Edmonton less than one minute into the third period. Zach Hyman would put the Oilers up for good with 3:02 to play before Connor Brown added an insurance goal just 1:16 later to secure the opening W for Edmonton.
Oilers Looking To Take Stranglehold On Series Going Back Home
Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers in scoring with 106 points including a team-high 52 goals and 54 assists while Connor McDavid has 100 points with 26 goals and 74 assists. Evan Bouchard has 67 points with 14 goals and 53 assists while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 49 points with 20 goals and 29 assists as well this season. Zach Hyman also has 44 points with 27 goals. Calvin Pickard has gone 22-10-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .900 save percentage in goal for Edmonton and Stuart Skinner has gone 26-18-4 with a 2.81 GAA and an .896 save percentage this season.
Why the Edmonton Oilers will win
- The Oilers have won each of their last six games as underdogs against the Golden Knights.
- The Golden Knights have lost five of their last six games as favorites following a home loss.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Golden Knights’ last six games.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
Edmonton Oilers Player Prop Facts
- Leon Draisaitl has scored at least one goal in each of the Oilers’ last four games as underdogs against the Golden Knights.
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has recorded at least one point in each of the Oilers’ last five playoff games.
- Leon Draisaitl has recorded at least one assist in nine of the Oilers’ last 10 road playoff games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Leon Draisaitl ranks 1st in the league for Goals (52) this season.
Golden Knights Trying To Even Up Series
Jack Eichel has a team-high 94 points with 28 goals and a team-high 66 assists while Mark Stone has added 67 points with 19 goals and 48 assists. Ivan Barbashev has 51 points with 23 goals and 28 assists, Tomas Hertl has 59 points with 31 goals and 28 apples and Pavel Dorofeyev has 50 points with 33 goals and 17 assists. Shea Theodore has 55 points with 48 assists. Adin Hill has gone 32-13-5 with a 2.47 GAA and a .906 save percentage in goal for Vegas while Ilya Samsonov has gone 16-9-4 with a 2.82 GAA and an .891 save percentage this season.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Golden Knights have won nine of their last 11 night games at T-Mobile Arena against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Oilers have lost four of their last five Game 2s of a playoff series.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in five of their last six games against the Oilers following a loss.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Mark Stone has scored at least one goal in each of the Golden Knights’ last three playoff games against Western Conference opponents.
- Jack Eichel has recorded at least one assist in each of the Golden Knights’ last four games as favorites against Western Conference opponents.
- Reilly Smith has recorded at least one point in each of his seven previous Thursday night home playoff appearances.
- Brayden McNabb ranks 1st in the Western Conference for Plus/Minus (+42) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the last four night games between the Oilers and Golden Knights have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Oilers’ last four night games at T-Mobile Arena have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Ten of the last 12 games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total goals line.
Golden Knights vs Oilers Prediction
I’m on the over in this one. Both of these teams have rock solid offensive units and some questionable goaltending to put in bluntly. The Oilers don’t just have McDavid and Draisaitl showing up right now, everyone else seems to be getting involved as well. On the other side, Vegas still has a deep forward unit and a great home ice edge. So, I think the over is the way to go in this one, as I think we have a back and forth game here.