Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/08/2025

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Thursday, May 8, 2025

Venue:  T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers +114, Knights -135; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers +115, Knights -135; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers +110, Knights -130; Over/Under:  6 goals

Edmonton Oilers:  48-29-5 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

Vegas Golden Knights:  50-22-10 (1st place, Pacific Division)

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Edmonton Oilers:  7-3-0 last 10

Vegas Golden Knights:  6-3-1 last 10

The Oilers are entering the playoffs with 101 points, a 48-29-5 record overall, and they were 23-16-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last game, winning that one on the road 4-2. Leon Draisaitl, Connor Brown, Zach Hyman, and Corey Perry each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid each led the team in assists with 2 while Viktor Arvidsson led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Calvin Pickard was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 17 shots with 15 saves and a .882 save percentage. Their offense has scored 259 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 236 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Golden Knights are entering the playoffs with 110 points, a 50-22-10 record overall, and they were 29-9-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Edmonton Oilers in their last game, losing that one at home 4-2. Mark Stone scored 2 goals for them in that one. Jack Eichel, William Karlsson, and Shea Theodore each led the team in assists with 1 while Shea Theodore and Victor Olofsson each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Adin Hill was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 28 shots with 24 saves and a .857 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 275 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 219 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Golden Knights listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Golden Knights and the 3rd seeded Oilers from the Pacific Division for the 2nd round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Oilers are leading this series 1-0 after winning game 1 on the road. The Oilers took a 1-0 series lead with a 4-2 win over the Golden Knights in the 1st game of this series and they won that game the same way they have won a lot of games in these playoffs already, coming back from behind in the 3rd period. They were trailing for a lot of that game, but they always looked like the better team as they were getting many chances to score. They ended up coming back really late in the 3rd period to win that one, but the Golden Knights didn't play a bad game and they will be looking to bounce back now. The Oilers aren't going to have as much urgency on their side now since they have already flipped the home advantage in this series to their favor, and the Golden Knights are going to be the more desperate team here since they don't want to go to Edmonton down 2-0 in the series. The Golden Knights looked a lot better on home ice this season so they are going to bring their best effort to even up this series and they are going to work harder in this game too after the way they blew a lead in game 1. The best way to place a bet here is on the Golden Knights to win this game. 

Oilers Golden Knights Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, May 8, 2025 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Knights 4 Oilers 3.

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Edmonton Oilers: 173-117 (-13.7 units) on the moneyline in all games. 88-73 (-8.7 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 47-44 (-7.1 units) on the moneyline versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game. 23-11 UNDER on the road after a 3 game winning streak. 

Vegas Golden Knights: 93-49 (+18.3 units) on the moneyline in home games. 74-40 (+25.3 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent as a favorite. 84-61 (+19.3 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 10-4 UNDER off a home loss against a division rival.

Edmonton Oilers:  M. Ekholm (D) Out - Undisclosed. A. Regula (D) Out - Knee.

Vegas Golden Knights:  A. Pietrangelo (D) Day To Day - Illness. P. Dorofeyev (LW) Day To Day - Undisclosed.

“We'd like to get a better start, first goal, and cruise from there. We know that's not the case, but we're going to have to see what happens. I think if you can pick a period that you're going to be the strongest in as a coach, you want to be best in the third period because that's where it's going to come down to.” - Kris Knoblauch after his team’s win against the Golden Knights in game 1 of this series on Tuesday.

“In the second period we got caught in the wrong end of the momentum swing. We never got any sustainable pressure, right? So we couldn't get an opportunity to wear them down. I think the second period, that's where we're typically good in our transition. They're good at it, too, obviously, but that's where they got the advantage.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s loss against the Oilers in game 1 of this series on Tuesday.

LW Leon Draisaitl

C Connor McDavid

RW Corey Perry

LD Darnell Nurse

RD Evan Bouchard

G Calvin Pickard

LW William Karlsson

C Jack Eichel

RW Mark Stone

LD Brayden McNabb

RD Shea Theodore

G Adin Hill

Points: L. Draisaitl (106)

Goals: L. Draisaitl (52)

Assists: C. McDavid (74)

GAA: C. Pickard (2.71)

Points: J. Eichel (94)

Goals: P. Dorofeyev (35)

Assists: J. Eichel (66)

GAA: A. Schmid (1.26)

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Kris Knoblauch (2nd season)

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (3rd season)