Edmonton Oilers (29-18-5) vs. Montreal Canadiens (20-27-4)
February 12, 2023 12:30 pm EDT
The Line: Montreal Canadiens +185 / Edmonton Oilers -238; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens meet Sunday in NHL action at the Bell Centre. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Edmonton Oilers Betting Preview
The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 3.7 goals per game and are scoring on 31.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Connor McDavid leads Edmonton with 41 goals, Leon Draisaitl has 47 assists and Zach Hyman has 195 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 76.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jack Campbell has allowed 79 goals on 714 shots faced, and Stuart Skinner has given up 79 goals on 943 shots.
The Montreal Canadiens Betting Preview
The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 15.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Cole Caufield leads Montreal with 26 goals, Nick Suzuki has 24 assists and Josh Anderson has 111 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3.7 goals per game and are killing 72.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Allen has given up 104 goals on 953 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 69 goals on 758 shots.
Oilers vs Canadiens Trends
The Oilers are 5-2 in their last 7 games playing on 0 days rest and 8-2 in their last 10 overall. The Canadiens are 4-15 in their last 19 Sunday games and 43-95 in their last 138 overall. The over is 21-9-2 in Oilers last 32 overall. The over is 3-1-1 in Canadiens last 5 home games. The Oilers are 11-4 in the last 15 meetings in Montreal and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. The road team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Edmonton Oilers have done a good job of winning the games they’re supposed to win lately, and they haven’t had much issue winning on the end of back to backs. The Oilers’ offense should have a field day against this Habs defense. In fact, the Oilers have scored no less than 4 goals in each of the last 5 meetings against the Canadiens. Give me the road team and the PL for max betting value.
