Edmonton Oilers vs Winnipeg Jets 12/31/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers meet Saturday in NHL action at the Rogers Place. The Winnipeg Jets have split their last 8 games. The Edmonton Oilers have split their last 10 games.

The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 22.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Mark Scheifele leads Winnipeg with 23 goals, Josh Morrissey has 36 assists and Kyle Connor has 126 shots on goal. Defensively, the Winnipeg Jets are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 81.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Connor Hellebuyck has given up 64 goals on 869 shots faced, and David Rittich has allowed 23 goals on 245 shots.

The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 3.6 goals per game and are scoring on 32.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Connor McDavid leads Edmonton with 29 goals, Leon Draisaitl has 34 assists and Zach Hyman has 131 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 72.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jack Campbell has allowed 57 goals on 458 shots faced, and Stuart Skinner has given up 56 goals on 647 shots.

The Oilers are 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest and 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games. The Jets are 2-6 in their last 8 Saturday games and 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest. The under is 33-16-3 in Jets last 52 overall. The over is 12-3-1 in Oilers last 16 overall. The Jets are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings. The home team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

The Winnipeg Jets have the rest advantage, but they’ve also had issues finishing games lately against quality teams. The Edmonton Oilers are at home and coming off a massive blowout win over Seattle last night, which should be a nice confidence booster. The home team has controlled past meetings between these clubs. I’ll side with the Oilers on their home ice.