Toronto Maple Leafs vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 3/1/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-125) Oilers (+105)

The Edmonton Oilers (32-21-8) will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs (37-15-8) at Rogers Place on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Toronto at -125 and Edmonton is opening at +105. The total is 7.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-1 win against the Kraken in their previous game. Toronto recorded 4 mins in the box for this contest. The Maple Leafs had a solid offensive performance in this victory. Additionally, they had 1 opportunity with more players on the ice but weren't able to notch a goal. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 33 shots they tried.

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When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Toronto Maple Leafs have earned 207 goals (7th in hockey) on the year and have given up 157. For the current season, they have racked up 82 points and their points percentage is sitting at .683. Toronto comes into tonight with 182 power play opportunities and they have tallied 46 goals during those chances, earning them a percentage of 25.27%. When at even strength, the Maple Leafs have given up 124 goals while earning 161 of their own. Toronto has tried 1,932 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.7%. The Maple Leafs have seen 1,736 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .910. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have tallied 178 power play opportunities (20th in pro hockey) and have racked up 33 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Ilya Samsonov. The opposition has been able to score 298 goals versus Samsonov in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.67. Samsonov has been involved in 120 games throughout his professional hockey career. His save percentage is at .906 during his 6,688 mins in the crease. He has accumulated a mark of 74-29-10 and he has started in 109 games. For his career, Samsonov has tallied 53 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .486. Samsonov has seen 3,185 shots taken against him and has recorded 2,887 saves.

When they took the ice last, Edmonton faced the Bruins in a game where the Oilers took the loss by a final of 3-2. They had 1 attempt on the power play in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal. The Oilers tallied 2 goals out of the 24 shots on goal they attempted.

So far this season, the Edmonton Oilers have earned a total of 232 goals, 72 points, in addition to a points percentage of .590. They have granted a total of 200 goals to be scored by way of 147 goals at even strength and 53 goals while they were shorthanded. The Oilers have scored 165 goals at even strength and 67 goals (1st in the league) while on the power play. They have a tally of 210 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 31.90%. Edmonton has put up 2,043 shots (3rd in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.36%, while allowing the opposition 1,930 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 75.58% on the other teams 217 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 89.6%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Stuart Skinner defending the net. Skinner has a career mark of 22-19-4 and has played in 48 contests. Skinner's rate of quality starts sits at 55.6% and he has 25 quality starts in his professional career. He has a tally of 1,337 saves out of the 1,468 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .911. Teams are averaging 2.87 goals per contest and he has yielded 131 goals overall. He has started in 45 contests and has played 2,734 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto (-125)

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