Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 5/3/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Oilers (-115) Golden Knights (-105)

T-Mobile Arena is the location where the Vegas Golden Knights will attempt to beat the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday in Game 1 of their series. The moneyline on this game has the Oilers at -115 while the Golden Knights are coming in at -105. The total is set at 7.

The Edmonton Oilers will head into this series feeling good after earning a 5-4 victory against the Kings to close out their series in 6 games. The Oilers had a good offensive output in the victory. For the outing, they netted 5 out of the 26 shots they put on net. Moreover, they had 2 power play tries and were able to net 1 goal. Edmonton amassed 6 penalty minutes for this contest.

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While playing at even strength, the Oilers let the opposition score 192 goals while getting 236 on the offensive side of the ice. Edmonton Oilers opponents have 278 power play tries (6th in the NHL) and have come away with 64 goals in those attempts. Pertaining to their scoring capabilities, the Edmonton Oilers have notched 325 goals (1st in hockey) so far this year and have given up 256. Edmonton has tried 2,754 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.8%. For the season, they have scored 109 points and their points percentage sits at .665. The Oilers thus far have had 2,572 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .900. Edmonton has accumulated 275 power play chances and they have scored 89 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 32.36%.

The man in goal for this game is Stuart Skinner. For his career, Skinner has compiled 35 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .574. His save percentage currently sits at .912 in his 3,697 mins on the ice. Skinner has seen 1,941 shots against him and he has 1,771 total saves. Opponents have notched 170 goals versus Skinner in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.76. He has amassed an overall record of 36-20-5 and he started in 61 games. Skinner has been involved in 64 games during his NHL career.

In their last game, Vegas opposed the Jets in a matchup where the Golden Knights got the win by a mark of 4-1 to win that series in 5 games. The Golden Knights notched 4 goals of the 25 shots on goal they pursued. They had 2 power play opportunities in this outing and notched 1 out of those chances.

On the campaign, the Vegas Golden Knights have earned a total of 267 goals, 111 points, and a points percentage of .677. They have permitted 225 goals to be scored by way of 181 goals at even strength and 44 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Golden Knights have racked up 225 goals at even strength and 42 goals (25th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 207 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 20.29%. Vegas has attempted 2,587 shots (15th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.32%, while allowing the other team 2,533 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 77.44% on their opponents 195 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 91.1%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Laurent Brossoit in goal. He has racked up 2,837 saves out of 3,126 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .908. Brossoit has accumulated a career record of 49-41-11 and has participated in 117 games. He has started in 96 games and has been on the ice for 6,246 minutes. Brossoit's quality start rate comes out to 54.2% and he has qualified for 52 quality starting assignments in his career. Opponents are averaging 2.78 goals/game and he has given up 289 goals in total.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Vegas (-105) and under 6.5 goals

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