The Edmonton Oilers and the Minnesota Wild meet Wednesday in NHL action from the Xcel Energy Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Wild vs Oilers Prediction.
Edmonton Oilers Recap
The Edmonton Oilers come into this game looking to add to a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings last time out to improve their record to 27-13-3 on the year. The Oilers will face the Avs, Canucks, Capitals, Canucks, and Sabres following this one.
Oilers Win Back-To-Back Games And 6 Of Last 7
Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers in scoring with 64 points including a team-high 31 goals and 33 assists while Connor McDavid has 59 points with 17 goals and 42 assists. Evan Bouchard has 32 points with 7 goals and 25 assists while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 24 points with 11 goals and 13 assists as well this season. Zach Hyman also has 25 points with 14 goals. Calvin Pickard has gone 10-4 with a 2.50 GAA and an .896 save percentage in goal for Edmonton and Stuart Skinner has gone 17-9-3 with a 2.68 GAA and a .902 save percentage this season.
Why the Edmonton Oilers will win
- The Wild have lost each of their last 10 games as home underdogs.
- The Oilers have won each of their last seven night games against Western Conference opponents.
- The road team has covered the puck line in each of the last four games between the Oilers and Wild.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six home games against Pacific Division opponents.
Minnesota Wild Recap
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to bounce back after a 4-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights last time out to drop to 27-13-4 on the year. After this game, Minnesota will head back on the road for a game against the Nashville Predators.
Wild Looking For Consistency
Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild with 50 points including a team-high 23 goals and 27 assists while Matt Boldy has 37 points including 16 goals and 21 assists. Marco Rossi has 38 points with 16 goals and 22 assists while Mats Zuccarello has 30 points with 11 goals and 19 assists. Brock Faber also has 20 points with 15 assists of his own this season. Filip Gustavsson has gone 18-8-3 with a 2.50 GAA and a .917 save percentage in goal for Minnesota while Marc-Andre Fleury is 9-3-1 with a 2.54 GAA and a .910 save percentage on the year. Jesper Wallstedt is 0-2 with a 4.09 GAA and an .843 save percentage this season.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Oilers have lost each of their last four Wednesday games as road favorites.
- The Wild have won six of their last seven night games following a road loss.
- The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six Wednesday road games.
- The Wild have covered the puck line in four of their last five games against the Oilers.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Wild’s last four home games against Western Conference opponents has gone OVER the total goals line.
- Five of the Oilers’ last six night games following a win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Wild vs Oilers Prediction
I’m on the Wild +1.5 here. These two teams essentially have the same record with Minnesota having one more extra time loss than the Oilers. The Oilers also play their better hockey at home which doesn’t necessarily help here. Minnesota’s also been a better road team than the home team this season, but I still think that the Wild can compete in this matchup and keep this one close if not win it outright. Give me the Wild +1.5 here.