Golden Knights vs Oilers Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 5/6/23

The Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights meet Saturday in game 2 of the NHL West Second Round Playoffs at the T-Mobile Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 4.14 goals per game and are scoring on 57.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Leon Draisaitl leads Edmonton with 11 goals, Evan Bouchard has 10 assists and Connor McDavid has 31 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 3.71 goals per game and are killing 64 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Stuart Skinner has given up 24 goals on 206 shots faced, and Jack Campbell has allowed 1 goal on 28 shots.

The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 4.17 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Chandler Stephenson leads Vegas with 5 goals, Mark Stone has 6 assists and Jack Eichel has 22 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 53.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Laurent Brossoit has given up 17 goals on 180 shots faced.

The Oilers are 9-2 in their last 11 road games and 22-6 in their last 28 overall. The Golden Knights are 20-8 in their last 28 home games and 21-7 in their last 28 overall. The over is 4-0 in Oilers last 4 overall. The over is 5-1 in Golden Knights last 6 overall. The Oilers are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Vegas. The road team is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. The underdog is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.

I’m not even trying to pick a side in this matchup, I’m just looking at the goals and siding with the over. The Oilers and Golden Knights are the only two teams averaging 4-plus goals per game in these playoffs. Neither offense can be stopped. The Oilers have seen 9 or more goals scored in each of their last 4 games, while the Golden Knights have seen 6 or more goals scored in 5 of their 6 playoff games. It’s been fireworks for both sides. Give me the over.