Edmonton Oilers vs. Vegas Golden Knights Game 2 Prediction, NHL Odds
The spotlight is on the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights Saturday evening as Game 2 of their West semi-final playoff series takes up the NHL’s entire Saturday schedule. Vegas is looking to keep the home ice advantage going after a 6-4 series-opening victory on Wednesday. The win was Vegas’ fifth-straight in the playoffs and a serious statement against a high-flying Oilers squad. Although in Game 1 was more of an individual show for the Oilers who saw Leon Draisaitl score all four of their goals in a losing effort, while Vegas had five different goal scorers.
Puck drop for Game 2 at T-Mobile Arena starts at 7 p.m. EDT with Edmonton remaining as a road favourite to win, currently at -137 on the moneyline with the total at 6.5 on the NHL odds.
Oilers vs. Golden Knights NHL Betting Odds
The over went 4-0 in these teams’ four regular season meetings this season and a 10-goal Game 1 made that an easy five straight overs. The loss was also Edmonton’s first regulation loss this season against Vegas and Edmonton’s first regulation loss overall since March 11.
Game 1’s win put Vegas as the slight favourite to take the series at -130, but a Golden Knights sweep the longest odds still at +947. Oddsmakers are quite confident this series will go some distance with over 5.5 games in the series listed at -233. Draisaitl is now the favourite to lead the series in points at +100 odds.
Edmonton Oilers
Draisaitl’s four-goal outing was a special night for the superstar forward and now has him at a league-high 11 goals and 15 points in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Draisaitl’s also scored in four straight games and has a point in all seven post-season contests Edmonton’s played.
Two of Draisaitl’s Game 1 tallies came on the man advantage, which is clicking at a historic rate these playoffs. Edmonton’s power-play is 11 for 19 in the playoffs and was a unit that set the NHL record in the regular season by converting on 32.4 per cent of their man advantages. But at five-on-five play, Vegas outscored Edmonton 4-2 in Game 1 without including an empty-netter too.
Vegas Golden Knights
The depth of Vegas has got them this far this season, which includes home ice advantage throughout the next two rounds minimum. Trade deadline addition Ivan Barbashev led the Golden Knights attack in Game 1 with a pair of goals while captain Mark Stone registered a goal and an assist after seemingly reaggravating an injury in practice the day before. Stone and the rest of his teammates showed up, with their main focus now being keeping Edmonton off the power-play.
The Golden Knights proved in Game 1 they can be the better team at five-on-five. And despite that showing in Game 1, Vegas remains the underdog Saturday — a role they can use as motivation after finishing as the West’s top seed this season.
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