The Winnipeg Jets go for a second straight road upset of the Edmonton Oilers to begin their North Division Semifinal series Friday. Puck drop at Rogers Place is set for shortly after 9 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Jets-Oilers Game 2 odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
The third-seeded Jets stole Game 1 4-1 despite LW Pierre-Luc Dubois (undisclosed) and LW Nikolaj Ehlers (shoulder) being ruled out Wednesday afternoon. Dubois is questionable for Game 2 but Ehlers isn’t expected back until later in the postseason.
Two of Winnipeg’s goals in Game 1 were scored on the empty net. Jets G Connor Hellebuyck stopped 32 of 33 shots in the victory.
Jets at Oilers: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:47 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Jets +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Oilers -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Jets +1.5 (-200) | Oilers -1.5 (+165)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Jets at Oilers: Projected starting goalies
Connor Hellebuyck (24-17-3, .916 SV%, 2.58 GAA) at Mike Smith (21-6-2, .923 SV%, 2.31 GAA)
Hellebuyck, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner, led the NHL in games played, shots against and saves. The heavy workload didn’t hamper him in Game 1, as he stopped 32 of 33 shots.
He was just 2-5-0 with a .877 save percentage and 3.96 goals against average in seven regular-season games against the Oilers, though.
Smith was just OK in Game 1 with 18 saves on 20 shots. He was 4-0-0 with a .936 SV% and 2.06 GAA against the Jets in the regular season.
He struggled slightly on home ice, however, with a .908 SV% and 2.64 GAA over 16 games at Rogers Place.
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Jets at Oilers: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Oilers 4, Jets 2
Money line (ML)
Back the OILERS (-160) at a better number than we had for Game 1. The Jets’ two empty-net goals are skewing the odds a little too heavily to the lower-seeded visitors.
Oilers Cs Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were both held point-less in Game 1. That shouldn’t happen again Friday, as they had little trouble with Hellebuyck in the regular season.
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Against the spread (ATS)
Get better value with the higher-seeded team by backing the OILERS -1.5 (+165) to win by at least 2 goals. They beat the Jets by 2 or more tallies in each of the final four head-to-head meetings of the regular season.
Over/Under (O/U)
Lean to the OVER 5.5 (-115) while banking on a better performance from the Oilers’ two biggest stars.
Hellebuyck obviously has a high pedigree, but he struggled against the Oilers in the regular season.
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