Edmonton Oilers vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 10/31/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs Nashville Predators

Date: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Bridgestone Arena is the site where the Nashville Predators (3-5-1) will take on the Edmonton Oilers (4-5-1) on Thursday.

The Edmonton Oilers had a rough game after their 6-1 defeat against the Blue Jackets their last time out. The Oilers left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the defeat. For the matchup, they scored on 1 of the 32 shots they launched. In addition, they had 6 attempts on the power play and notched 1 goal. Edmonton compiled 8 penalty minutes for this contest.

When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Edmonton Oilers have accumulated 22 goals (30th in hockey) this year and have allowed 35. For the season, they have accumulated 9 points and their points percentage is sitting at .450. Edmonton comes into the game with 29 power play opportunities and they have scored 4 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 13.79%. At even strength, the Oilers let the opposition score 24 goals while having 18 of their own. Edmonton has taken 343 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 6.4%. The Oilers so far have had 261 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .866. Edmonton Oilers opponents have 29 power play tries (20th in the league) and have notched 11 goals in those attempts.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Stuart Skinner. In his career, Skinner has 73 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .584. His save percentage sits at .907 in his 7,451 minutes in the crease. Skinner has had 3,673 shot attempts taken against him and he has 3,333 saves. The opposition has been able to score 340 goals against Skinner in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.74. He has accumulated a mark of 74-40-11 and he has started in 125 games. Skinner has taken the ice for 130 contests during his hockey career.

The last time they were on the ice, Nashville opposed the Lightning in a game where the Predators ended up losing by a tally of 3-2. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this game and netted 1 out of those chances. The Predators tallied 2 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they pursued.

Nashville has put up 323 shots (5th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 7.12%, while allowing the other team 254 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 93.10% on the other teams 29 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 87.8%. They have recorded 33 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 18.18%. The Predators have racked up 17 goals at even strength and 6 goals (18th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 31 goals to be scored by of a combination of 29 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the Nashville Predators have 23 goals, 7 points, in addition to a points percentage of .389.

Across the ice you will find Juuse Saros defending the net. The opposition is averaging 2.63 goals per contest and he has allowed 897 goals altogether. Saros' quality start rate sits at 60.6% and he has accumulated 206 quality starts in his professional career. He has been a starter 340 games and has racked up 20,459 minutes. Saros has compiled a career mark of 184-123-33 and has participated in 357 contests. He has accounted for 9,887 stops out of the 10,784 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .917.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville

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