Nashville Predators vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 1/27/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+102) Oilers (-123)

The Edmonton Oilers (20-16-2) are hosting the Nashville Predators (27-14-3) at Rogers Place on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Nashville at +102 and Edmonton is coming in at -123. The over/under is set at 6.

The Nashville Predators were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-2 win against the Kraken in their last game. Nashville accounted for 10 mins in the box in this contest. Additionally, they had 4 chances with extra men on the ice and notched 1 goal. The Predators had a solid offensive performance in this win. In the game, they netted 4 out of the 27 shots they put on goal.

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The Predators have had 1,375 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .913. At even strength, the Predators let the opposition score 91 goals while scoring 103 themselves. Nashville Predators opponents have tallied 152 power play opportunities (1st in professional hockey) and have a total of 28 goals in those chances. For the year, they have scored 57 points and their points percentage is .648. Nashville has attempted 1,286 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.7%. Pertaining to their scoring capabilities, the Nashville Predators have notched 137 goals (9th in the league) so far this year and have conceded 119. Nashville has accumulated 133 power play opportunities and they have tallied 34 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 25.56%.

The man in net for this game is Juuse Saros. Over the course of his pro career, Saros has accrued 110 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .629. His save percentage sits at .921 for his 10,806 minutes guarding the cage. Saros has seen 5,664 shots taken against him and has recorded 5,219 total saves. Opponents have racked up 445 goals against Saros in his professional career and his goals against average is 2.47. He has an overall mark of 99-58-19 and he has gotten the start in 175 games. Saros has been involved in 191 matchups over the course of his hockey career.

Their last time out, Edmonton faced the Canucks in a game where the Oilers got the victory by a tally of 3-2. The Oilers netted 3 goals of the 50 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 power play chances in this matchup but didn't put one in the back of the net.

The Oilers have earned 91 goals at even strength and 32 goals (4th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Edmonton has taken 1,263 shots (20th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.74%, while allowing their opponents 1,247 shots. On the campaign, the Edmonton Oilers have tallied 123 goals, 42 points, in addition to a points percentage of .553. They have a tally of 108 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 29.63%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 77.19% on the other teams 114 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.7%. They have allowed 128 goals to be scored by way of 102 goals at even strength and 26 goals while they were shorthanded.

For the opposition you are going to see Mikko Koskinen in goal. Koskinen is the owner of a career record of 72-56-10 and has played in 146 games. Koskinen's quality start percentage comes out to 47.4% and he has 64 quality starts in his pro career. He has recorded 3,906 stops out of 4,312 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .906. Opponents are averaging 3.01 goals per contest and he has conceded 406 goals altogether. He has started in 135 games and his ice time sits at 8,088 minutes.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Edmonton (-123) and under 5.5 goals

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