Nashville Predators vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 11/1/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+138) Oilers (-166)

The Nashville Predators (3-5-1) are hitting the road to Rogers Place on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Edmonton Oilers (6-3-0). The moneyline on this game has Nashville at +138 and Edmonton opens at -166. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Nashville Predators had a rough game after their 3-0 defeat against the Capitals in their previous contest . The Predators offense left a lot to be desired in the defeat. For the matchup, they ended the night with no scores out of the 34 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 5 chances on the power play but didn't convert them into a score. Nashville tallied 6 penalty minutes in this contest.

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At even strength, the Predators let the opposition score 23 goals while notching 19 on the offensive side of the ice. Nashville Predators opponents have totaled 33 power play tries (10th in pro hockey) and have come away with 5 goals in those attempts. When discussing their scoring capabilities, the Nashville Predators have earned 22 goals (30th in the league) for the season and have allowed 28. Nashville has taken 278 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 7.9%. For the current season, they have recorded 7 points and their points percentage sits at .389. The Predators have seen 287 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .902. Nashville skates onto the rink with 36 power play chances and they have added 3 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 8.33%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Juuse Saros. Opponents have been able to score 553 goals against Saros in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.55. Saros has been in net for 229 matchups during his pro hockey career. His save percentage is .919 in his 13,025 minutes guarding the cage. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 116-76-21 and he started in 213 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Saros has compiled 131 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .615. Saros has seen 6,849 shot attempts against him and has garnered 6,296 saves.

When they took the ice last, Edmonton opposed the Flames in a game where the Oilers notched a victory by a tally of 3-2. The Oilers had 3 goals out of the 26 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this one and recorded 1 out of those opportunities.

On the year, the Edmonton Oilers have earned a total of 34 goals, 12 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667. They have allowed 28 goals to be scored by way of 18 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Oilers have racked up 23 goals at even strength and 11 goals (1st in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have recorded 33 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 33.33%. Edmonton has attempted 297 shots (13th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.45%, while allowing the other team 315 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 76.74% on their opponents 43 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.1%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jack Campbell protecting the net. He has gathered 3,657 stops out of the 3,997 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .915. Campbell has a career mark of 75-41-14 and has been in goal for 141 games. He has been a starter 131 games and his ice time sits at 7,895 minutes. Campbell's quality start rate comes out to 55.7% and he has accumulated 73 quality starting assignments in his career. His opposition is averaging 2.58 goals per contest and he has given up 340 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton (-166)

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