Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights 5/3/23 - NHL Betting Picks and Odds
Edmonton Oilers vs. Vegas Golden Knights
NHL: 10:00 PM EST
May. 03, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : EDM -115 ; O/U 6.5
The Edmonton Oilers stay on the road Wednesday night for game one of their second round series in Las Vegas against the Vegas Golden Knights. Edmonton comes into the second round on a three-game win streak after a one goal victory over Los Angeles on Saturday to eliminate the Kings. Stuart Skinner struggled a bit in the net for Edmonton but posted a .909 save percentage after allowing only four goals on 44 shots in 64 minutes on the ice. Klim Kostin led the way for the Edmonton offense with two goals and one assist, while Connor McDavid and Kailer Yamamoto chipped in one goal and one assist each.
Offensively Edmonton has been one of the better teams in the entire league this season averaging 3.96 goals per game on 33.6 shots and the defense has been stellar as well allowing just 3.12 goals per game period Connor McDavid does everything for Edmonton leading the team with 153 points to go along with a team high 89 assists, while posting a team leading 64 goals on 352 shots.
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The Vegas Golden Knights stay at home Wednesday riding a four-game win streak after a three goal win over Winnipeg to end their first round series. Laurent Brossoit dominated in the net for Vegas posting a .967 save percentage after allowing just one goal on thirty shots in 60 minutes on the ice. Chandler Stephenson orchestrated the Vegas offense with two goals on two shots in just over 16 minutes on the ice. Marcus Stone added one goal and two assists, while five other Vegas players added one assist to the offense.
Vegas has played well offensively this season averaging 3.26 goals per game on just over 31 shots, but the defense has been the team's biggest strength allowing only 2.7 four goals on 30.9 shots per game. Jack Eichel leads the Vegas offense this season with 66 points on the year, while Chandler Stephenson carries a team high 49 assists. Jonathan Marchessault leads the team with 28 goals on 234 total shots.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games.
Edmonton are 9-0 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas' last 5 games.
Vegas are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Vegas are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Free Betting Pick: Vegas Golden Knights +103
Both teams come into the 2nd round playing great hockey but VGK has been a smoke show lately. Look for VGK to ride their 4 game win streak into Wednesday against Edmonton. Take the Golden Knights to open the 2nd round with a home win as the underdog. Final Score Prediction, Vegas Golden Knights win 4-1.