The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Edmonton Oilers meet in NHL action from Rogers Place on Thursday night. Can the Oilers maintain their momentum at home and add to their win streak? Or will the Lightning pick up a rare road win? Let’s take a look and give out a Lightning vs. Oilers Prediction.

Tampa Bay Lightning Team Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning come into this game looking to rebound from a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks in their last matchup. Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning in scoring with 47 points including a team-high 19 goals and 28 assists while Brayden Point has 13 goals and 19 assists for his 32 points. Victor Hedman’s added 27 points with 22 assists while Steven Stamkos has 26 points with 16 assists and Brandon Hagel has 27 points split between 10 goals and 17 assists. Jonas Johansson has gone 8-6-5 with a 3.47 GAA and an .891 save percentage while Andrei Vasilevskiy is 4-4 with a 2.74 GAA and an .894 save percentage this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning Team Facts

• The Lightning have won five of their last nine games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
• The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Lightning’s last six games.
• The home team has won the second period in each of the Lightning’s last four games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the Lightning’s last five games against Pacific Division opponents.

Edmonton Oilers Team Preview

The Edmonton Oilers come into this game looking to build on their eight-game win streak after a 4-1 win over Chicago last time out. Connor McDavid leads the Oilers in scoring with 38 points including a team-high 28 assists while Leon Draisaitl has 33 points with 12 goals and 21 assists. Zach Hyman has 28 points with a team-high 16 goals while Evan Bouchard has 30 points with 8 goals and 22 assists as well. Evander Kane has 22 points with 12 goals and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 25 points with 19 assists this season. Jack Campbell has gone 1-4 with a 4.50 GAA and an .873 save percentage in goal for Edmonton while Stuart Skinner is 11-7-1 with a 2.92 GAA and an .890 save percentage this season.

Edmonton Oilers Team Facts

• The Oilers have won each of their last eight games.
• The Oilers have covered the puck line in six of their last seven home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The home team has won the first period in each of the Oilers’ last seven games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Oilers’ last nine games against Atlantic Division opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Edmonton Oilers ranks 4th in the league in power play percentage this season (28.09%).
• The Edmonton Oilers ranks 5th in the league for goals per game this season (3.50).
• The Tampa Bay Lightning ranks 31st in the league for goals against per game this season (3.53).
• The Tampa Bay Lightning ranks 3rd in the league in power play percentage this season (29.00%).

Lightning vs. Oilers Prediction

I’m backing the Oilers here. There’s just no backing the Lightning on the road, no matter how good this team is on paper. The only teams they’re looking like they’re able to beat are the lesser teams like the Kraken and teams like the Hurricanes that they caught with their pants down. The Oilers are just the team playing better hockey right now and are at home where they’ve done most of their damage this season. Give me the Oilers here.