The Edmonton Oilers meet the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinals playoff series Saturday. Puck drop at T-Mobile Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Oilers vs. Golden Knights odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Golden Knights lead 1-0
Vegas won the series opener 6-4 despite that Oilers C Leon Draisaitl had a heck of an outing with 4 goals and a cashed a +100 anytime goal wager for us. C Connor McDavid, LW Zach Hyman, D Mattias Ekholm and D Evan Bouchard added 2 assists each.
Vegas played a solid 60 minutes and was led by trade deadline acquisition C Ivan Barbashev with 2 goals. The Knights outshot the Oilers 34 to 27 in what we expected would be an offensive display. The Oilers were able to tie it at 3 early in the 3rd period, but Vegas scored 3 goals the rest of the period to seal it.
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Oilers at Golden Knights odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Oilers -125 (bet $125 to win $100) | Golden Knights +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Oilers -1.5 (+185) | Golden Knights +1.5 (-225)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -135 | U: +105)
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Oilers at Golden Knights projected goalies
Stuart Skinner (29-14-5, 2.75 GAA, .914 SV%, 1 SO – regular season) vs. Laurent Brossoit (7-0-3, 2.17 GAA, .927 SV%, 0 SO – regular season)
Skinner allowed a playoff-high 5 goals in Game 1, and he has allowed at least 3 goals in 6 of 7 playoff games this season. It’s going to be that kind of series where Edmonton will have to score 4 or 5 to win. Skinner has a 3.68 GAA and .883 SV% thus far in the playoffs and if he lays another egg, we could see G Jack Campbell.
Brossoit wasn’t particularly sharp in Game 1, but he kept everyone but Draisaitl off the board, stopping 23 of 27 shots. He has been hit or miss with 3 games of 4 goals allowed these playoffs to go with a 2.67 GAA and a .906 SV%.
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Oilers at Golden Knights picks and predictions
Prediction
Oilers 5, Golden Knights 4
Moneyline
We nailed all 3 wagers here in Game 1, though I thought Edmonton would come out on top. I’m siding with them again, and the books agree with juice on their side on the road against the top seed in the West. To spice it up a bit, I’ll take OILERS ML + OVER 4.5 TOTAL GOALS (+105).
Puck line/Against the spread
Five of the last 10 meetings between these teams have ended with a 1-goal margin. The books know that and have covered their tracks with -225 for Vegas to keep it within a goal. I’d rather go back to the well with LEON DRAISAITL ANYTIME GOAL (-125). He had 4 goals in Game 1, has goals in 4 straight goals and has a ridiculous total of 11 goals thus far.
Over/Under
There have been at least 7 goals in 5 straight games these teams faced one another. There is bound to be some variance, but I don’t see it here with the way each goalie is playing. Edmonton has gone Over in 3 straight, and Vegas has gone Over in 5 of 6.
LEAN OVER 6.5 (-135).
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