The Vegas Golden Knights battle the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinals playoff series Wednesday. Puck drop at Rogers Place is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Golden Knights vs. Oilers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Series: Vegas leads 2-1; Edmonton won season series 3-1
This series has shifted back and forth as Vegas countered Edmonton’s early goal with 5 of its own in a 5-1 shelling on Monday night. RW Jonathan Marchessault scored his 1st 2 goals of the postseason. G Adin Hill stopped all 24 shots he faced after G Laurent Brossoit exited with an injury late in the 1st period.
LW Warren Foegele scored the 1st goal of the game 2:45 into it, and the lights just cut off. C Leon Draisaitl was held without a point for the 1st time these playoffs, and C Connor McDavid didn’t notch a point for the 1st time since Game 1 against LA.
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Golden Knights at Oilers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:36 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Golden Knights +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | Oilers -185 (bet $185 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Golden Knights +1.5 (-155) | Oilers -1.5 (+130)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7 (O: +105 | U: -130)
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Golden Knights at Oilers projected goalies
Adin Hill (16-7-1, 2.50 GAA, .915 SV%, 0 SO – regular season) vs. Stuart Skinner (29-14-5, 2.75 GAA, .914 SV%, 1 SO – regular season)
Hill has stopped all 28 shots he has faced in the series. What’s more impressive is they all came in relief when he was cold. He faced Edmonton once in the regular season and allowed 4 goals on 23 shots.
Skinner followed up his best game of the series with a stinker in Game 3. He was pulled midway through the 2nd period after allowing 4 goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell stopped 9 of 10 he saw. Campbell came on in relief and helped Edmonton to an overtime win in LA, but they went right back to Skinner. It could go either way this time.
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Golden Knights at Oilers picks and predictions
Prediction
Oilers 4, Golden Knights 3
Moneyline
We’ve cashed 7 of 9 wagers in this series, despite some unexpected outcomes. It’s a tough task to predict which Oilers team you’re going to get on a nightly basis, but the books think a bounce back is likely. Draisaitl is priced out of range at -175 for an anytime goal after he was shut down in Game 3. It’s not as rewarding, but I’m still sticking to OVER 2 FIRST PERIOD GOALS (-105) in this game.
Puck line/Against the spread
We’ve had multiple-goal finishes in the last 4 meetings now. The road team is 5-1 in the last 5 meetings between the teams, and the underdog is now 9-3 over the last 12. I think Edmonton rebounds here, but I still like Vegas to cover. For whatever reason, the Oilers couldn’t transition to the new tendy quickly.
Take the GOLDEN KNIGHTS +1.5 (-155) at the same price we cashed in Game 2.
Over/Under
It is really hard to cash an Over 7, and the books know that and make you pay a hefty vig on the Under. We’ve had 2 straight Unders as the Over is 1-2 in the series. The Under is 5-1-1 in the last 7 in Edmonton between the teams. There’s still a good chance we see 7 goals and not enough incentive to go against it.
So head to the Win/Total section, and in the 1×2 and Both Teams to Score 1 or More Goals in Regular Time: take OILERS TO WIN AND YES +100. This essentially gives you the Oilers ML at even money because Vegas isn’t getting shut out.
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