Wild vs Oilers Prediction
The Minnesota Wild will play the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. Minnesota had their winning streak snapped in their last game, while Edmonton has won five games in a row. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Wild vs Oilers prediction.
Wild Preview
The Minnesota Wild are 9-11-4 this season after they lost to Vancouver by a score of 2-0 in their last game. Minnesota allowed a goal in the first period and a goal in the third period in the shutout loss. The Wild out shot Vancouver by a total of 26-17 and went 0-1 on the power play in the game. The Wild had won their previous four games against Calgary, Chicago, Nashville, and St. Louis. Minnesota is scoring 3.22 goals per game and they are allowing 3.48 goals against per game, while going 18.8% on the power play and 71.1% on the penalty kill. Mats Zuccarello has led the Wild with six goals, 21 assists, and 65 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Minnesota is Marc-Andre Fleury, who is 4-4-2 this season with a 3.21 goals against average and a .884 save percentage.
Oilers Preview
The Edmonton Oilers are 10-12-1 this year after they defeated Carolina by a score of 6-1 in their last game. Edmonton scored four goals in the first period and they were able to coast for the easy win. The Oilers were out shot by a total of 39-34 and went 0-1 on the power play in the game. Edmonton has also defeated Winnipeg, Vegas, Anaheim, and Washington during this winning streak. The Oilers are scoring 3.43 goals per game and they are allowing 3.48 goals against per game, while going 26.3% on the power play and 78.7% on the penalty kill. Connor McDavid has led the Oilers with eight goals, 24 assists, and 58 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Edmonton is Stuart Skinner, who is 9-7-1 this year with a 3.03 goals against average and a .889 save percentage.
Wild vs Oilers Betting Prediction
Minnesota had their winning streak snapped on Thursday night in Vancouver, but they have played very strong hockey over their last five games. Prior to that loss, the Wild had outscored their previous four opponents by a total of 18-5. Edmonton is on a five game winning streak and they have out scored their opponents by a total of 27-8 in those five games. The Oilers are playing exceptional defense right now, as they have allowed two goals or fewer in four of their last five games. This Edmonton team is playing with a ton of confidence right now and the Wild are not going to be able to skate with them on the second night of a back to back. Take the Oilers -1.5 in this game.
