Vegas Golden Knights vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/08/2023

Game Time: 8:30 pm ET, Monday, May 8, 2023

Venue:  Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Golden Knights +145, Oilers -170; Over/Under:  7 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Golden Knights +155, Oilers -175; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Golden Knights +145, Oilers -175; Over/Under:  7 goals

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

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

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Vegas Golden Knights:  7-2-1 last 10

Edmonton Oilers:  7-1-2 last 10

The Golden Knights are entering this game finishing the regular season with 111 points, a 51-22-9 record overall, and they were 26-7-8 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 Edmonton Oilers in their last game, losing that one at home 5-1. Ivan Barbashev scored the only goal for them in that game. Mark Stone led the team in assists with 1 while Jonathan Marchessault led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Laurent Brossoit was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 32 shots with 27 saves and a .844 sv percentage before being replaced by  Adin Hill who allowed 0 goals on 4 shots with 4 saves and a 1.000 save 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 Oilers are entering this game finishing the regular season with 109 points, a 50-23-9 record overall, and they were 23-12-6 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last game, winning that one on the road 5-1. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each scored 2 goals while Evan Bouchard scored 1 goal in that game. Zach Hyman led the team in assists with 3 while Zach Hyman and Evander Kane each led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Stuart Skinner was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 31 shots with 30 saves and a .968 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 current betting odds have the Oilers listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 3 of a 7-game series between the Oilers and the Golden Knights for the 2nd round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. This series is all tied up 1-1 after the Oilers evened the series in game 2 by stealing a road game to flip the home advantage in this series. Their defense finally came to play in that game too as they only allowed 1 goal in the game and scored 5 goals, 4 of those coming in the 1st period as they put the Golden Knights out of this game early. The Oilers have a very strong offense and now that they have the advantage going back home for the next 2 games, they will continue to roll in these home games by scoring tons of goals. The Golden Knights are very thin at the goalie position and it is starting to show in this series as they have already allowed 9 goals in the first 2 games and those were both at home. They are going to struggle in this road game with the Oilers starting to roll again and this is a team that was one of the hottest teams in the NHL coming into the playoffs. They are a really tough team to beat when they have momentum behind them like they do now and the Golden knights will not be able to keep the Oilers out of the net in game 3. The best way to place a bet here is on the Oilers to win this game and take a 2-1 series lead.

Golden Knights Oilers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, May 8, 2023 (8:30 pm ET start time) is Oilers 6 Golden Knights 3.

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Vegas Golden Knights: 56-33 (+13.6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 29-15 (+10.5 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive unders. 24-17 OVER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 21-10 OVER revenging a loss where the team scored 1 or less goals. 

Edmonton Oilers: 25-19 (-9.1 units) on the moneyline in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 20-17 (-10 units) on the moneyline after a win by 2 goals or more. 27-13 OVER in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 21-7 OVER after 1 or more consecutive unders.

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.

Edmonton Oilers:  M. Janmark (C) Ques Mon - Upper Body. R. Murray (D) Mid May - Back.

“They were a lot better than us, they were ready to play. We weren’t, for whatever reason, falls on the coach to prepare your team to play, so didn’t do a good enough job there. They were just much better than us.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s loss against the Oilers in their game on Saturday, game 2 of this series.

“I liked our start. I thought we did some things that we wanted to do, we asserted ourselves right off the bat and played the game at the pace that we wanted to play. Part of that was how we managed pucks, and part of it was the way the game played itself out.” - Jay Woodcroft after his team’s win against the Golden Knights in their game on Saturday, game 2 of this series.

LW Barbashev, Ivan

C Eichel, Jack

RW Marchessault, Jonathan

LD Martinez, Alec

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Brossoit, Laurent

LW Draisaitl, Leon

C McDavid, Connor

RW Kane, Evander

LD Nurse, Darnell

RD Ceci, Cody

G Skinner, Stuart

Points: J. Eichel (66)

Goals: J. Marchessault (28)

Assists: C. Stephenson (49)

GAA: L. Brossoit (2.17)

Points: C. McDavid (153)

Goals: C. McDavid (64)

Assists: C. McDavid (89)

GAA: S. Skinner (2.75)

Coaches:

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (1st season)

Edmonton Oilers: Jay Woodcroft (2nd season)