The Edmonton Oilers and the Nashville Predators meet Thursday night in NHL action from the Bridgestone Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Nashville Predators vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction.
Edmonton Oilers Recap
The Edmonton Oilers come into this one looking to build on their first win of the season in a 4-3 OT win over Philadelphia last time out. After this game, Edmonton will head down to Dallas for a matchup with the Stars.
Oilers Looking To Get Ship Pointed In Right Direction
Connor McDavid leads the Oilers in scoring with 4 points all coming on assists while Leon Draisaitl has 3 points with 2 goals and an assist while Jeff Skinner has a pair of assists. Mattias Ekholm has a pair of assists as well while Corey Perry, Adam Henrique, Connor Brown, and Evan Bouchard each have a goal as well on the year. Stuart Skinner has gone 1-2 with a 4.42 GAA and an .845 save percentage in goal for Edmonton while Calvin Pickard has gone 0-1 with a 4.17 GAA and a .778 save percentage this season.
Why the Edmonton Oilers will win
- The Predators have lost each of their last six home games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Oilers have won each of their last five games against the Predators following a win.
- The Predators have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 10 home games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Oilers have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games against the Predators at Bridgestone Arena.
Nashville Predators Recap
The Nashville Predators will still be looking for their first win of the season after dropping to 0-3 on the year after a 7-3 loss to Seattle last time out. After this game, Nashville will welcome the Detroit Red Wings to town.
Predators In Search Of First Win
Filip Forsberg leads the Predators with 3 points including a pair of assists while Tommy Novak has a team-high 2 goals. Ryan O’Reilly has a goal and an assist for his 2 points while Jonathan Marchessault and Luke Evangelista each have a pair of assists as well. Brady Skjei and Michael McCarron each have a goal while Roman Josi, Mark Jankowski, Alex Carrier, and Juuso Parssinen each have an assist as well on the year. Juuse Saros has gone 0-2 with a 4.19 GAA and a .855 save percentage while Scott Wedgewood has gone 0-1 with a 4.21 GAA and a .800 save percentage this season.
Why the Nashville Predators will win
- The underdogs have won seven of the Predators’ last eight games.
- The Oilers have lost six of their last seven games as favorites following a home win.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Predators’ last eight games.
- The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven games as favorites following a home win.
Nashville Predators vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction
I’m on the Predators here. I’m still not a buyer in what Edmonton’s selling just yet, and Nashville needs to get it together at some point. With this Nashville team making as many moves as they did in the offseason to improve the state of this team, to start 0-3 is borderline unacceptable. The Oilers have a potent offense, but I think Nashville will wake up and get a win here, so give me the Predators.