In their first head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the Vegas Golden Knights and the Edmonton Oilers meet at Rogers Place. This Pacific Division matchup gets started at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 18 and it can be watched live on Sportsnet.
Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers Odds
Edmonton (-120) is the favorite over Vegas (+100), and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting that total sit at -120 for the over and even money (+100) for the under.
Netting moneyline bettors 0.7 units, the Oilers are 9-10 straight up (SU) overall thus far. That winning percentage, ranked 3rd in the Pacific Division in this young season, is right in line with the 36-46 record the team managed during the 2017-18 season campaign. Of its 19 games this season, eight have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and just one has pushed. The team is 4-4 SU at home this season.
Edmonton has converted on 19.7 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is rated 25th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 75.0 percent of all penalties.
As a team, Edmonton has been whistled for penalties 4.3 times per game overall this season, and 3.2 per game over its last five matchups at home. The team’s had to defend opposition power plays for a whopping 18.4 minutes per game over its last five outings, overall.
With a .895 save percentage and 25.0 saves per game, Cam Talbot (five wins, eight losses, and one OT loss) has been the top goalkeeper for the Oilers this season. If head coach Todd Mclellan decides to give him a breather, however, the Oilers could go with Mikko Koskinen (4-3-3 record, .917 save percentage, 2.60 goals against average).
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will each lead the way for the Oilers. McDavid (27 points) has tallied 11 goals and 16 assists and has recorded two or more points in eight different games this year. Draisaitl has 11 goals and 10 assists to his name and has notched at least one point in 13 contests.
In the other locker room, Vegas is 8-12 straight up (SU) and has lost 8.2 units for moneyline bettors this year. A total of 13 of its outings have gone under the total, while seven have gone over and none have pushed. As a road team this season, Vegas is 3-8 SU.
Vegas has converted on just 15.9 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that places it in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked third overall and it’s successfully killed off 86.4 percent of all opponent power plays.
Vegas’ skaters have been called for penalties only 3.4 times per game this season, and 4.2 per game over their last five outings. The team has had to stave off opponent power plays just 7.4 minutes per contest over their last five road games.
Marc-Andre Fleury (.901 save percentage and 2.60 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Vegas. Fleury is averaging 23.0 saves per game and owns an 8-9-1 record.
Leading the offensive attack for the visiting Golden Knights will be Jonathan Marchessault (eight goals, seven assists) and William Karlsson (four goals, 10 assists).
Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers Betting Predictions
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Notes
Betting Notes
The under has hit in three of Vegas’ last five outings.
After averaging 33.4 shots per game as a team last season (the seventh-most in the league), Edmonton’s attempted 31.5 shots per contest overall this season, and 33.6 in their last five home outings.
The Oilers are 4-4 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Golden Knights are 1-4 SU in games where they spend more time in the box than their opponent.
Edmonton has averaged 13.0 takeaways per game over its last five home games, an improvement over its season average of 9.2 takeaways per game (ranked 6th).
Vegas skaters have averaged 7.6 takeaways per game over its last five road games, a drop-off from its season average of 11.3 takeaways per game (ranked first).
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