Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers 5/8/23 - NHL Betting Picks and Odds
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers
NHL: 8:30 PM EST
May. 08, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : EDM -170 ; O/U 6.5
The Vegas Golden Knights take a road trip Monday night for game three of their series against the Edmonton Oilers. Vegas heads out on the road Monday with the series tied at one game apiece following a four goal blowout loss Saturday. . Laurent Brossoit was terrible in the net in game two posting a .844 save percentage after allowing five goals on 32 minutes in just 40 minutes on the ice, while Adin Hill was much better allowing no goals on four shots in 20 minutes of game time. Ivan Barbashev provided the only spark of the game for the Vegas offense with one goal and two shots in just over 17 minutes on the ice.
Offensively Vegas was one of the better teams in the league this season averaging 3.26 goals per game on 31.5 shots, but the defense was the team's biggest strength allowing just 2.74 goals per game as well. Jack Eichel carried the Vegas offense this season with 66 points on the year and Chandler Stephenson posted a team leading 49 assists. Jonathan Marchessault scored a team high 28 goals on 234 total shots.
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The Edmonton Oilers return home Monday after tying the series at one game apiece with a blowout win Friday night. Stuart Skinner was fantastic in the net for Edmonton bouncing back in a big way following game one posting a .968 save percentage after allowing just one goal on 31 shots in the game. Connor McDavid showed up in a big way for Edmonton in game two with two goals and 1 assist in 18.5 minutes on the ice. Leon Draisaitl continued his dominant playoff run with two goals on four shots, while Evan Bouchard pumped in one goal and one assist as well.
Offensively Edmonton was one of the leaders in the NHL this season averaging 3.96 goals per game on nearly 34 shots and the defense played well allowing just 3.12 goals on 31.4 shots per game. Connor McDavid does everything for the Edmonton offense as he led the team with 153 points and 89 assists on the year, while posting a league high 64 goals on 352 total shots taken.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas' last 7 games.
Vegas are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Vegas are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against Edmonton.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games.
Edmonton are 14-3 SU in their last 17 games.
Free Betting Pick: Edmonton Oilers -170
After dropping game 1 the Oilers won in blowout fashion Saturday and will ride that hot wave. Look for the Oilers to control this game from the opening minutes leading to another win. Take Edmonton to roll on their home is to the win Monday night. Final Score Prediction, Edmonton Oilers win 4-1.