New York Rangers vs. Edmonton Oilers odds, tips and betting trends
The New York Rangers (22-7-1) and Artemi Panarin (17 goals and 25 assists) host the Edmonton Oilers (14-15-1) and Connor McDavid (12 goals and 31 assists) at Madison Square Garden on Friday, December 22 at 7:30 PM ET, airing on ESPN+ and Hulu.
New York earned a 5-2 road victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs in its last game on December 19.
Edmonton won its most recent game 6-3 on the road against the New Jersey Devils on December 21.
Before this showdown, here is what you need to prepare for Friday’s action.
- Favorite: Rangers (-148)
- Underdog: Oilers (+124)
- Over/under: 6.5
- New York has won 18 of the 24 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- In 14 games with moneyline oddds lower than -148, the Rangers have eight wins.
- There is a 59.7% chance that New York wins this game, per the moneyline.
- New York and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 13 of 30 games this season.
- In the last 10 contests, the Rangers have claimed 85.0% of the possible points with a 7-3-0 record.
- They are scoring at a 3.4 goals-per-game average (34 total) over that span.
- Over on the defensive end, the Rangers have given up 3.0 goals per game (30 total) in those 10 outings.
- The Oilers have been an underdog in three games this season, and did not pull off an upset in any of them.
- Edmonton has not played with moneyline odds of +124 or longer once this season.
- Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Oilers have a 44.6% chance to win.
- So far this season, 60.0% of Edmonton’s games (18/30) have had more goals than Friday’s over/under of 6.5.
- In the past 10 games, the Oilers have gone 7-3-0 (85.0% of possible points).
- They are scoring at a 3.7 goals-per-game average (37 total) over that stretch.
- Defensively, the Oilers have given up 27 goals (2.7 per game) in those 10 outings.
