Edmonton Oilers vs Arizona Coyotes Prediction, 2/19/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs Arizona Coyotes

Date: Monday, February 19, 2024

Location: Mullett Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: Bally Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Oilers (-215) Coyotes (+175)

Mullett Arena is where the Arizona Coyotes (23-26-4) will attempt to beat the Edmonton Oilers (32-18-1) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Edmonton at -215 and Arizona is priced at +175. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Edmonton Oilers had a good night with a 4-3 win against the Stars their last time out. The Oilers had a impressive offensive performance in this win. In the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 4 of the 24 shots they launched. Additionally, they had 4 chances with the advantage and scored 1 goal. Edmonton compiled 6 penalty minutes in this contest.

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At even strength, the Oilers have given up 112 goals while earning 138 as an offensive unit. Edmonton Oilers opponents have earned 173 power play opportunities (11th in pro hockey) and have come away with 35 goals in those attempts. Pertaining to scoring goals, the Edmonton Oilers have racked up 179 goals (11th in pro hockey) on the year and have allowed 147. Edmonton has attempted 1,707 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.5%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 65 points and their points percentage is sitting at .637. The Oilers so far have had 1,435 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .898. Edmonton has accumulated 155 power play opportunities and they have notched 41 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 26.45%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Stuart Skinner. Skinner has participated in 102 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 60-32-6 and he has gotten the start in 98 games. The opposition has scored 264 goals against Skinner in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.69. Skinner has had 2,944 shots taken against him and has recorded 2,680 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .910 for his 5,899 minutes guarding the cage. For his professional hockey career, Skinner has recorded 58 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .592.

When they were on the ice last, Arizona faced the Hurricanes in a matchup where the Coyotes were on the wrong end of the score by a final score of 5-1. They had 4 power play opportunities in this outing but weren't able to notch a goal. The Coyotes scored 1 goal of the 31 shots on goal they were seeking.

Arizona has tried 1,415 shots (31st in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.74%, while allowing their opponents 1,701 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 79.10% on the other teams 177 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 90.1%. They have a total of 164 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 21.34%. The Coyotes are sitting with 117 goals at even strength and 35 goals (18th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have granted a total of 168 goals to be scored by way of 131 goals at even strength and 37 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this year, the Arizona Coyotes have 152 goals, 50 points, and a points percentage of .472.

Across the ice you are likely to see Karel Vejmelka in the crease. Vejmelka is the owner of a lifetime mark of 37-69-11 and has participated in 126 games. Vejmelka's rate of quality starts is 43.2% and he has earned 51 quality starts in his NHL career. He has recorded 3,613 saves out of 4,024 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .898. The opposition is averaging 3.54 goals per contest and he has yielded 411 goals in total. He has been a starter 118 games and has been on the ice for 6,973 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona (+175)

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