Vegas Golden Knights vs Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/22/2021
Edmonton Oilers (3-0) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (1-2)
October 22, 2021 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Vegas Golden Knights -175 / Edmonton Oilers +145; Over/Under: -5.5
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The Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights meet Friday in NHL action at the T-Mobile Arena. The Edmonton Oilers look for another win to build on their impressive 4-0-0 start. The Vegas Golden Knights need a win after a sluggish 1-2-0 start to the season.
The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 4.5 goals per game and are scoring on 50 percent of their power play opportunities. Connor McDavid leads Edmonton with six goals, Leon Draisaitl has six assists and Evan Bouchard has 13 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 85.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Mikko Koskinen has allowed two goals on 49 shots faced, and Mike Smith has allowed eight goals on 100 shots.
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 2.33 goals per game and are scoring on zero percent of their power play opportunities. Max Pacioretty leads Vegas with two goals, Mark Stone has three assists and Alex Pietrangelo has nine shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing four goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Robin Lehner has given up nine goals on 99 shots faced, and Laurent Brossoit has allowed two goals on 16 shots.
The Oilers are 14-5 in their last 19 games playing on 0 days rest and 7-2 in their last 9 road games. The Golden Knights are 43-17 in their last 60 home games and 1-4 in their last 5 overall. The over is 4-1 in Oilers last 5 overall. The over is 8-3-1 in Golden Knights last 12 Friday games. The Oilers are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Vegas and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
The Edmonton Oilers are in a tough spot on the end of a back-to-back against a Vegas team that’s usually very tough to play at home. The Vegas Golden Knights should be favored given the rest advantage and their history at home. With that said, the Oilers are on a tear to start the season with four straight wins, and they were highly effective last year on the end of a back to backs. I have to side with the plus money and the hot team.
