The Edmonton Oilers, led by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, are ready to take the ice against Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center in a Western Conference showdown. The action will get started at 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday, December 3 and it is being televised live on Sportsnet West.
Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars Odds
Playing the role of favorites will be the Stars (-135), while the Oilers are displaying moneyline odds of +115, and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals (-115 for the over, -105 for the under).
Netting moneyline bettors 0.3 units, Dallas is 14-13 straight up (SU) overall in the 2018-19 season. That early-season winning percentage hasn’t moved much from the 42-40 record the team produced during last year’s regular season campaign. Among its 27 games this season, 10 have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and just three have pushed. The team is 8-4 SU at home this year.
The Stars have converted on 17.6 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated sixth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 83.1 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 26.8 saves per game with a .925 save percentage, Ben Bishop (9-7-1) has been the top option in goal for the Stars this season. If head coach Jim Montgomery chooses to give him a breather, however, Dallas may go with Anton Khudobin (5-7-7 record, .911 save percentage, 2.86 goals against average).
Edmonton has netted 0.8 units for moneyline bettors this season and is currently 13-13 straight up (SU). Through 26 regular season matches, 13 of its games have gone under the total, while 11 have gone over and just two have pushed. The Oilers are 6-8 SU as the visiting team this season.
The Oilers have converted on 22.0 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 26th overall and it’s successfully killed off 76.2 percent of all penalties.
Cam Talbot (25.1 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for Edmonton. Talbot has five wins, 10 losses, and one OT loss to his credit, while registering a .889 save percentage and 3.29 goals against average this year.
Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars Betting Predictions
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Notes
Betting Notes
The total has gone under in four of Edmonton’s last five outings.
Edmonton has managed 27.6 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Dallas is averaging 32.8 shots per game over its last five at home.
Five of Edmonton’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 1-4 in those games.
Edmonton skaters have accounted for the league’s fifth-most hits per game (25.5).
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