The Edmonton Oilers and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights collide at T-Mobile Arena in a Pacific Division matchup. It’s their second head-to-head matchup of the regular season. The match will get underway at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 13, and you can watch it live on CBC Sports.
Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights Odds
Vegas is 29-12 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 21.6 units this season. Through 41 regular season outings, 23 of its games have gone over the total, while 16 have gone under and just two have pushed. The team’s 18-3 SU at home this season.
The Golden Knights have converted on 18.9 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated 11th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 82.1 percent of all penalties.
As a collective unit, the Golden Knights have been penalized just 3.3 times per game overall this season, and 2.4 per game over their past five games. The team has been forced to kill penalties for just 5.7 minutes per game over their last 10 outings, in total.
Averaging 30.3 saves per game with a .945 save percentage, Marc-Andre Fleury (9-3-1) has been the top option in goal for the Knights this year. If Vegas chooses to rest him, however, the team may turn to Malcolm Subban (12-2-2 record, .918 save percentage, 2.38 goals against average).
Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson will each look to continue their strong seasons for the Golden Knights. Marchessault (40 points) has put up 16 goals and 24 assists and has recorded multiple points on 12 different occasions this year. Karlsson has 22 goals and 14 assists to his credit and has recorded at least one point in 23 contests.
Edmonton is 19-26 straight up (SU) and has lost 13.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year. Through 45 regular season contests, 23 of its games have gone under the total, while 20 have gone over and just one has pushed. As the visiting team so far, the Oilers are 10-13 SU.
The Oilers have converted on just 15.8 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that places them in the bottom-five overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 31st overall and it’s successfully killed off 71.6 percent of all penalties.
Edmonton’s players have been penalized 3.8 times per game this season, and 2.7 per game over their last ten games. The team’s had to kill penalties just 6.7 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Cam Talbot (25.8 saves per game) has been the main option in the net for Edmonton. Talbot has 16 wins, 19 losses, and two OT losses to his credit, and has registered a .900 save percentage and 3.15 goals against average this year.
For the visiting Oilers, the offense will run through Connor McDavid, who has 35 assists and 15 goals this season.
Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights Free Picks
Predictions: SU Winner – Golden Knights, O/U – Over
Notes
Betting Notes
Over Vegas’ last ten outings, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 5-0 in those games).
The extra-man advantage may play a key role in tonight’s game. The Oilers are 9-5 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 13-17 when they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total. The Golden Knights are 11-4 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 21-9 in games where their penalty minutes are in the single digits.
Edmonton is 1-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while Vegas is 2-2 in shootouts.
The total has gone under in three of Vegas’ last five games.
Vegas has averaged 11.8 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 9.9 giveaways per game (ranked 19th in the NHL).
Edmonton has averaged 8.8 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 12.1 giveaways per game (ranked 28th in the league).
Edmonton skaters have accounted for the most hits in the league (26.7 per game), but the team’s averaged just 22.2 hits over their last five away games.
