Oilers vs. Blues Prediction: NHL Betting Odds
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Jeremy Perry
The good news is they’ve been playing some of their best hockey of the season. The are coming off a loss in Las Vegas and are just 2-3 in their last five, but overall, they are 6-3 in their last nine. Can they pick up a couple of points against a Blues team that’s really slumping right now?
Oilers vs Blues Betting Analysis
Edmonton will enter Tuesday night’s contest with a 16-16-4 record on the road so far this season. However, the Oilers have actually played their best hockey on the road as of late with a 4-1 record in their last five road games overall. Edmonton is actually 5-2 in its last seven road games when listed as an underdog between +110 and +150 odds.
Meanwhile, the Blues are 17-15-2 on home ice so far this season. St. Louis is an impressive 51-13 in its last 67 games as a home favorite of -200 or more, though. The Blues are also 10-3 in their last 13 games played on one day of rest.
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton showed signs of life with an impressive 3-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night. However, that optimism was pushed aside when the Oilers suffered a 6-2 loss to Vegas the following night. Consistency has been a major issue for Edmonton all season as they’ve now alternated between wins and losses in each of their last five contests overall.
The Blues have played Edmonton tough in each of their first two meetings and that will likely continue in this third and final matchup. In order to win this game, the Oilers will need their big guns and their goaltender to step up. Leon Draisaitl has led the way with nine goals over the last month of action.
Connor McDavid has registered a team-high 18 points over that span. The biggest issue has been the lack of quality goaltending on a nightly basis as Mikko Koskinen owns a 2.82 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage over the last 30 days. He has given up three goals or more in three of his last six starts. He’s also given up two goals or less in five of his last eight. You never know what you’ll get with this guy.
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis will likely counter with rookie Jordan Binnington between the pipes and he’s posted an impressive 1.77 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage this season. While he’s been the catalyst to get the Blues back in o a playoff position, he’s actually faded quite a bit of late. The Blues are 4-3 in his last seven outings; they had won 13 of his first 15 starts. As he’s fatigued with all of the work, the Blues have had to mix in Jake Allen and that’s been a disaster. The Blues have lost five of the last six times Allen has started.
At the other end of the ice, with Vladimir Tarasenko still injured, the Blues will continue to rely heavily on players like Ryan O’Reilly and Brayden Schenn. O’Reilly leads the team with 69 points. Schenn has provided 45 points despite missing time. The good news is that David Perron returned to the lineup last week and immediately chipped in two points in his first two games.
This is a risky number to lay with the Blues when you consider that they have dropped four of five – including losses at Ottawa. They went on an 11-game winning streak that started in January but more recently, they’ve dropped six of nine. I would take a shot with the Oilers or go with the under, but I wouldn’t be the Blues with this price tag.
