Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/14/2025

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Venue:  T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers +110, Knights -130; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers +110, Knights -130; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers +105, Knights -125; Over/Under:  6.5 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:  5-4-1 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 at home 3-0. Adam Henrique led the team in goals scored with 2 while Evander Kane scored 1 goal for them in that one. Evander Kane, Evan Bouchard, Connor Brown, Zach Hyman, and Connor McDavid each led the team in assists with 1 while Connor McDavid led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Stuart Skinner was the starting goalie in that game and he recorded the shutout as he allowed 0 goals on 23 shots with 23 saves and a 1.000 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 on the road 3-0. No one on the team scored a goal for them or recorded an assist in that one. Reilly Smith led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Adin Hill was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 32 shots with 29 saves and a .906 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 5 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 3-1 after winning game 4 at home. The Oilers took a 3-1 series lead with a 3-0 win over the Golden Knights in the 4th game of this series and this series is starting to look like it is over. The Golden Knights haven't been able to get anything done in this series and were even lucky to win game 3 the way they did, but now they are going back home facing elimination and they are going to be in a desperate situation here. The Golden Knights need an answer in this series badly so they are going to bring their best effort here to keep their season alive and they are going to throw everything they have at the Oilers in this one. The Oilers have looked great in this series so far and have won both road games too, but now they are going on the road with a 2 game lead in the series and the urgency won't be as high for them. Skinner is also coming off a great game which he got a shutout in, but that hasn't been a common theme for him in the playoffs so he is unlikely to string together 2 good games in a row, especially when he was terrible in his first 2 road games to start the playoffs. 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 Wednesday, May 14, 2025 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Knights 4 Oilers 2.

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Edmonton Oilers: 175-118 (-12.7 units) on the moneyline in all games. 90-74 (-7.7 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 49-45 (-6.1 units) on the moneyline versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game. 19-12 UNDER on the road after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game. 

Vegas Golden Knights: 170-115 (+17.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 75-41 (+25 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent as a favorite. 85-63 (+18 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 25-14 UNDER after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game.

Edmonton Oilers:  C. Pickard (G) Day To Day - Undisclosed. M. Ekholm (D) Out - Undisclosed. A. Regula (D) Out - Knee.

Vegas Golden Knights:  B. Saad (LW) Day To Day - Lower body.

“It felt great. All I can really say is thanks to the guys playing in front of me. They were amazing tonight and made my job easier. They were battling and blocked a lot of shots. The way we played defensively was superb. A lot of credit to the guys. You could just sense the energy. There was a lot going on, fighting and a lot of pushing around. A lot of momentum back and forth. In moments like that you’ve just got to focus your mind and do your job. I felt like all of us as a team really did that in those types of moments.” - Stuart Skinner after their win against the Golden Knights in game 4 of this series on Monday.

“They got an early lead and they’ve been here before. You’ve got to manage the game if you do that, and they did a good job of it. We had some looks but we were kind of one and done. Not a lot of second chances, second-effort plays for us. We need to do a better job getting through the neutral zone, breaking them down if we’re going to get some looks off the rush. At times, we got a few. Not enough. We put ourselves behind the eight ball again early in the game.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s loss against the Oilers in game 4 of this series on Monday.

LW Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

C Connor McDavid

RW Zach Hyman

LD Brett Kulak

RD Evan Bouchard

G Stuart Skinner

LW Ivan Barbashev

C Jack Eichel

RW Mark Stone

LD Noah Hanifin

RD Alex Pietrangelo

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)