Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/06/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, May 6, 2023

Venue:  T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Where to Watch:  TNT

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers -125, Golden Knights +105; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers -125, Golden Knights +105; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers -125, Golden Knights +105; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Edmonton Oilers:  50-23-9 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Vegas Golden Knights:  51-22-9 (1st place, Pacific Division)

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Edmonton Oilers:  7-1-2 last 10

Vegas Golden Knights:  8-1-1 last 10

The Oilers are entering this game finishing the regular season with 109 points, a 50-23-9 record overall, and they were 27-11-3 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last game, losing that one on the road 6-4. Leon Draisaitl scored all 4 goals for them in that game. Evan Bouchard, Mattias Ekholm, Zach Hyman, and Connor McDavid each led the team in assists with 2 while Darnell Nurse led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Stuart Skinner was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 33 shots with 28 saves and a .848 save percentage. Their offense has scored 325 goals this season averaging 4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 260 goals against them allowing 3.2 goals per game.

The Golden Knights are entering this game finishing the regular season with 111 points, a 51-22-9 record overall, and they were 25-15-1 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 5 game winning streak with wins coming against the Winnipeg Jets 4 games in a row and the Edmonton Oilers in their last game, winning that one at home 6-4. Ivan Barbashev scored 2 goals while Mark Stone, Jack Eichel, Michael Amadio, and Chandler Stephenson each scored 1 goal in that game. Zach Whitecloud led the team in assists with 2 while Jack Eichel led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Laurent Brossoit was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 27 shots with 23 saves and a .852 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 272 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 229 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Golden Knights listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7-game series between the Oilers and the Golden Knights for the 2nd round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Golden Knights are entering this game with a 1-0 series lead after taking the 1st game of this series on home ice with a 6-4 win. The Golden Knights have been rolling as they won 4 games in a row to eliminate the Jets and now they have turned that into 5 wins in a row with their win over the Oilers. They came out strong from the start in that game 1 as they took the early lead and never really looked back. The Golden Knights showed that they can keep up with the Oilers offensively in this series but the Golden Knights have an edge with their defense as the Oilers give up a ton of goals and it showed in game 1. Until the Oilers play better on defense, they won't be able to beat the Golden Knights on the road with how strong their offense has been lately and Vegas also has to feel disrespected here as they were the number 1 seed in the West this season but found themselves as underdogs in game 1 on home ice, and now for game 2 they are bigger underdogs after winning game 1. The value is with Vegas in this game as the home underdog since they have been playing just as well as the Oilers offensively but are at home and have the better defense. The best way to place a bet here is on the Golden Knights to win this game and take a 2-0 series lead.

Oilers Golden Knights Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, May 6, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Golden Knights 5 Oilers 4.

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Edmonton Oilers: 32-27 (-9.6 units) on the moneyline after one or more consecutive overs. 27-24 (-11 units) on the moneyline after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game. 24-9 OVER after 1 or more consecutive losses. 30-15 OVER in a road game where the total is 6 or more.

Vegas Golden Knights: 56-32 (+14.6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 34-21 (+7.9 units) on the moneyline after a game where they covered the spread. 15-9 OVER vs. division opponents. 5-1 OVER as a # 1 seed in the playoffs. 

Edmonton Oilers:  R. Murray (D) Mid May - Back.

Vegas Golden Knights:  L. Thompson (G) Mid May - Lower Body. N. Patrick (C) out for season - Upper Body. R. Lehner (G) out for season - Hip.

“I don’t think our team was anywhere near where it needed to be in order to walk away with a road win in the playoffs. Leon had a great effort. He's been good all playoffs, but our team can do things a lot better than we did tonight.” - Jay Woodcroft after his team’s loss against the Golden Knights in their game on Wednesday, game 1 of this series.

“We used our four lines. We didn't have to get too far away from our line combinations. We're aware of their top guys and the damage they can do, but we like our team. We feel like if our team plays well, we'll have success.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s win against the Oilers in their game on Wednesday, game 1 of this series.

LW Draisaitl, Leon

C McDavid, Connor

RW Kane, Evander

LD Nurse, Darnell

RD Ceci, Cody

G Skinner, Stuart

LW Barbashev, Ivan

C Eichel, Jack

RW Marchessault, Jonathan

LD Martinez, Alec

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Brossoit, Laurent

Points: C. McDavid (153)

Goals: C. McDavid (64)

Assists: C. McDavid (89)

GAA: S. Skinner (2.75)

Points: J. Eichel (66)

Goals: J. Marchessault (28)

Assists: C. Stephenson (49)

GAA: L. Brossoit (2.17)

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Jay Woodcroft (2nd season)

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (1st season)