Utah Hockey Club vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 12/31/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Hockey Club vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Hockey Club (+110) Oilers (-130)

The Utah Hockey Club (16-13-6) are headed to Rogers Place on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Edmonton Oilers (21-12-3). The moneyline on this game has the Hockey Club at +110 while the Oilers are at -130. The over/under is 6.

The Utah Hockey Club will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-1 defeat to the Avalanche their last time on the ice. The Hockey Club could have played much better offensively in this defeat. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 1 of the 35 shots they launched. Moreover, they had 3 chances with the advantage and were able to notch 1 goal. Utah recorded 9 penalty mins in this contest.

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When talking about scoring goals, the Utah Hockey Club have notched 103 goals (23rd in the National Hockey League) on the season and have allowed 101. For the season, they have earned 38 points and their points percentage sits at .543. Utah comes into the game with 101 power play chances and they have added 22 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 21.78%. At even strength, the Hockey Club have conceded 76 goals while having 81 themselves. Utah has taken 951 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.8%. The Hockey Club so far have had 998 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .899. Utah Hockey Club opponents have amassed 126 power play tries (2nd in professional hockey) and have racked up 25 goals in those chances.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jaxson Stauber. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Stauber has accumulated 6 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .667. His save percentage currently is at .916 in his 371 minutes guarding the cage. Stauber has had 274 shots taken against him and has accrued 251 total saves. Opponents have notched 23 goals against Stauber in his professional career and his average for goals against per game is 3.72. He has accumulated an overall mark of 7-1-1 and he has gotten the start in 9 games. Stauber has taken the ice for 9 matchups over the course of his NHL career.

When they were on the ice last, Edmonton played the Ducks in an outing where the Oilers went home in defeat by a score of 5-3. The Oilers notched 3 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 3 power play attempts in this matchup and scored 2 out of those opportunities.

Edmonton has taken 1,144 shots (3rd in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 10.23%, while allowing the opposition 950 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 76.47% on their oppositions 85 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.1%. They have a tally of 93 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 23.66%. The Oilers have accumulated 95 goals at even strength and 22 goals (15th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 104 goals to be scored by of a combination of 84 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Edmonton Oilers have earned a total of 117 goals, 45 points, and a points percentage of .625.

For the opposition you are likely to see Stuart Skinner in the crease. Skinner has earned a lifetime record of 85-44-13 and has played in 147 contests. Skinner's quality start percentage is 59.2% and he has made 84 quality starts in his pro career. He has recorded 3,749 stops out of 4,134 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .907. Opponents are averaging 3.25 goals/game and he has relinquished 385 goals altogether. He has made the start in 142 contests and has played 7,117 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Utah (+110)

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