The Edmonton Oilers, led by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, are set to take the ice against Ryan O’Reilly, Vladimir Tarasenko, and the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center in a Western Conference tilt. Sportsnet ONE will air the matchup, which gets underway at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 19.
Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues Odds
St. Louis (-205) is currently favored over Edmonton (+175), and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-120 money on the under, +100 on the over).
Losing 2.3 units for moneyline bettors, St. Louis is 37-35 straight up (SU) overall in the 2018-19 season. That winning percentage, the third-best in the Central Division in this young season, hasn’t moved much from the 44-38 record the team produced during last year’s regular season campaign. Of its 72 regular season contests, 39 have gone under the total, while 28 have gone over and just five have pushed. This season, the team’s 17-17 SU at home.
The Blues have converted on 20.2 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated eighth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 81.6 percent of all penalties.
With a .904 save percentage and 24.9 saves per game, Jake Allen (18-26-7) has been the most dependable goalkeeper for St. Louis this season. If St. Louis decides to rest him, however, the team may go with Jordan Binnington (17-7-7 record, .931 save percentage, 1.77 goals against average).
Edmonton has lost 10.6 units for moneyline bettors thus far and is currently 32-40 straight up (SU). Through 72 regular season outings, 35 of its games have gone under the total, while 32 have gone over and just five have pushed. The Oilers are 16-21 SU as the road team this season.
The Oilers have converted on 21.1 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 29th overall and it’s successfully killed off 75.6 percent of all opponent power plays.
Mikko Koskinen (.909 save percentage and 2.85 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Edmonton. Koskinen is averaging 25.8 saves per game and owns a 22-24-4 record.
Edmonton Oilers vs. St. Louis Blues Free Picks
NHL Pick: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- The Blues are 1-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Oilers are 3-2 in shootouts.
- The under has hit in three of St. Louis’ last five outings.
- Edmonton has managed 24.2 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while St. Louis is averaging 36.8 shots per game over its last five at home.
- A majority (67.6 percent) of St. Louis’ wins have come by two or more goals and the team’s 25-19 overall in games decided by at least two scores. 13 of Edmonton’s 32 wins (40.6 percent) have been decided by two or more goals.
- Edmonton skaters have dished out the league’s third-most hits per game (27.0), but the team’s recorded just 24.4 hits over their last five away games.
