Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers odds, picks and predictions
The Detroit Red Wings (27-18-6) visit the Edmonton Oilers (30-17-1) for a Tuesday night battle at Rogers Place. The opening faceoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Red Wings vs. Oilers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Detroit has played just once since the All-Star break: the Red Wings defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in a Saturday overtime tilt. This contest at Edmonton swings the Wings into a 4-game road trip. Detroit is 5-1-0 across its last dozen games on road ice; the most recent of those was on Jan. 19.
The Oilers are 1-2-0 since the break. All 3 of those games, including a 4-0 loss at the Los Angeles Kings Saturday, were on the road. Edmonton now returns to Rogers Place where it is 6-0-0 this calendar year.
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Red Wings at Oilers odds
BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:55 a.m. ET.
Red Wings at Oilers projected goalies
Alex Lyon (14-6-2, 2.54 GAA, .921 SV%) vs. Stuart Skinner (23-11-1, 2.45 GAA, .909 SV%)
Lyon started against the Canucks Saturday. He made 28 stops against 31 shots. He made 44 saves on 47 shots in a Jan. 11 start against the Oilers.
Skinner logged 28 saves while facing 31 shots in the Saturday win over the Kings. He’s looking to get back to the form that saw him log a sparkling .950 SV% in 10 games from Jan. 2-Feb. 6.
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Red Wings at Oilers picks and predictions
Prediction
Oilers 4, Red Wings 2
Edmonton downed the Red Wings 3-2 in a Jan. 11 overtime game in Detroit. The Oilers are 3-0-1 over their last 4 games against the Wings.
In that last meeting, Edmonton outshot Detroit 47-18. A looking-to-get-back-on track Oiler club is a solid play at -200. PASS, but keep an eye on the price.
The Oilers were shut out in only 1 other game this season. After being shut out by the New York Rangers 3-0 Oct. 26, they bounced back 3 days later with a 5-2 win at home.
In its 6-game home win streak, Edmonton has outscored opponents 24-7. The Oilers own a 5-on-5 Corsi-for of 57.2% since Jan. 11, and on 2-day rest this season Edmonton has averaged 3.64 goals per game (vs. 3.42 GPG overall).
Detroit is 5-1-0 over its last 6 games on the road but had lost 4 straight over its previous 4 road tests. The Wings’ 10-2-2 mark since the 1st of the year does not hold up to puck-possession scrutiny. Detroit owns a 44.1% Corsi-for (5-on-5) over that stretch.
Edmonton has a strong powerplay (26.4%, 4th NHL), and Detroit has collected 11.5 penalty minutes per game over its last 4.
TAKE THE OILERS -1.5 (+100).
The O/U is 3-3 across the last 6 series meetings, and actual-vs.-expected goal numbers swing both ways here. PASS.
