Scoreboard	1	2	3	Odds
Edmonton Oilers 35-19-2	2	1	4	+6
Calgary Flames 26-27-2-1	0	1	2	-110

Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames Prediction, NHL Odds

Liam Gilks
Last Updated: March 17, 2021

Noah Hanifin scored the game winner midway through the third on Monday night to lift Calgary 4-3 over the Oilers, Flames have now won three in a row.

Oilers vs. Flames 3/17/21 Betting Analysis

Oddsmakers have this one set dead even at -110 a piece. The season series sits in Edmonton’s favour at three games to two and they have won eight of 13 on the road. Each of the Flames’ wins over the Oilers have been at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Flames have won eight of 13 games and four of their last five on home ice.

A whopping 89 percent of bettors are taking the over with a total at 6 tonight. The battle of Alberta has played the over in three of five games. The lowest scoring contest was three, while the other game had five, only a goal shy of its total. Edmonton is out-scoring Calgary 19-13 on the season thanks to a 7-1 victory, all other games have been within two.

Edmonton Oilers

The Oilers offensive duo of Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid were held to just a point each on Monday night. Draisaitl scored to tie the game in the third to extend his goal streak to five games, assisted by McDavid who has a point in his past six. The two are now tied for second in the league in goals.

Edmonton’s lineup will look different tonight as they lost two players early in their last game. Forward Jujhar Khaira got knocked out in a fight against Brett Ritchie and he will likely miss some time with a concussion. Defenceman Tyson Barrie left the game as well with a lower body injury. Barrie is third on the team in points with 24 and is in the midst of a bounceback season.

Calgary Flames

Elias Lindholm now leads the Flames with 26 points, thanks to his seven points in the team’s last six. Lindholm has fit in perfectly with new coach Darryl Sutter, while others have struggled. Johnny Gaudreau is pointless and a minus one since he took over, despite the team winning games. He still leads the team in goals with 11 and is second in points.

Noah Hanifin has been finding ways to score from the point lately, potting three in the past five contests. He went without a goal through the first 24 games of the year. The Flames are currently outside of the playoff picture, but a win tonight would pull them within three points of Edmonton for third in the North division .