Chicago Blackhawks vs. Edmonton Oilers Prediction, NHL Odds
Bedard makes his first visit to Edmonton as a pro after tallying a pair of assists in Sunday’s date with Washington, but it was not enough to prevent the Blackhawks from dropping a 4-2 decision to the Capitals, and snapping their first two-game win streak of the season. The Oilers enter Tuesday’s action as the hottest team in the NHL after extending their current win streak to seven games with Sunday’s 4-1 victory over New Jersey.
The red-hot Oilers have emerged as massive -500 favourites on the Tuesday NHL odds, and are a short +100 bet on the NHL puck line to claim victory by at least three goals. The Blackhawks sit well off the pace as +375 underdogs, while -125 odds favour the total going UNDER 7.0.
Blackhawks vs. Oilers NHL Betting Odds
The Blackhawks turned in a pair of steady performances while compiling their first win streak in 40 games, but the club continues to be plagued by a lack of scoring punch. Overall, the Blackhawks have potted just 12 total goals over their past seven games, and have also been limited to just 11 total goals during their current six-game losing streak on the road, leaving them ahead of only San Jose with a meagre team goals-against average of 2.41. Chicago has seen five of its six recent road defeats come by multi-goal margins, contributing to the uneven 3-2-2 run for the OVER in totals betting.
The Oilers have buried the memory of their dismal start to the season with heaping helpings of home cooking. Losers in 10 of their first 12 games of the campaign, the Oilers have won 10 of 13 since. The Oil have been particularly dominant on home ice, averaging five goals per game while winning seven straight, and have limited opponents to one or fewer goals four times during their current 7-0-0 overall run. Edmonton has also topped the Blackhawks in three straight meetings, all of which have been high-scoring affairs that have featured an average total of 10 goals. The total has also reached 7.0 in six of seven meetings in Edmonton, with Oilers earning the win in four of those clashes.
Chicago Blackhawks
Bedard has opened the week as both top scoring rookie in the NHL and the top scorer on the Blackhawks, potting 11 goals and 23 points in 27 games. The teen phenom has been particularly steady on the road, where he has racked up eight goals and five helpers during a nine-game points streak. However, Bedard’s efforts have regularly been squandered by a Blackhawks squad that has endured shaky defence and goaltending, and a lack of secondary scoring. Indeed, the trio of Bedard, Jason Dickinson, and Philipp Kurashev have combined to score 40 per cent of the team’s goals to date. But the trio has mustered just five total goals in six games so far this month.
Edmonton Oilers
It was only a matter of time before McDavid rediscovered his scoring touch, and it has made all the difference for the previously moribund Oilers. With a goal and an assist in Sunday’s victory over the Devils, McDavid has now potted six goals and piled up 23 points during a nine-game point streak, giving him renewed life on the odds to win this season’s Hart Trophy, where he has reclaimed his familiar perch as a +300 favourite. McDavid’s resurgence has had a ripple effect across the Oilers lineup. Leon Draisaitl has racked up 17 points in his past 12 games, and offers good value as a +105 bet on the NHL player props to score anytime on Tuesday. Zach Hyman failed to find the mark on Sunday despite recording five shots, halting an impressive five-game points streak in which he scored six times and picked up five helpers, and has also picked up five points over his past three appearances against Chicago.
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