Vegas Golden Knights - Edmonton Oilers: NHL match betting tip

Current form

After a successful start in the initial playoff series and a victory over Minnesota, Vegas began to have serious problems, primarily related to the defensive line. The team unexpectedly suffered two crushing defeats from the savages with a score of 2:5. Both goalkeepers Hill and Schmid could not cope with their main task. Still, it's not worth blaming them for their failures, because the defense allowed the opponent to create a huge number of dangerous moments at their own goal.

The Golden Knights, due to defensive problems, almost allowed the Wild to gain a critical advantage in the series, but twice with great difficulty they pulled Victoria out in overtime with the score 4:3 and 3:2, respectively. The knights successfully compensated for the failures in defense due to a powerful attacking line, which allowed them to succeed in the final match, thereby earning a ticket to the quarterfinals. As expected, Vegas continued to experience difficulties and could not cope with Edmonton, failing by a two-goal margin (2:4). Most notably, the Knights scored only 17 shots on the Oilers' goal in three periods, and they were playing on their home turf.

Disqualifications and injuries

Lehner and Pietrangelo will not be able to play in the upcoming match, and Dorofeev's participation in the match is questionable.

Interesting betting trends

• Vegas gets an average of 4.33 minutes of penalty time.
• According to statistics, knights win 52.3% of face-offs.

Current form

Edmonton experienced difficulties throughout the regular season, which is why it faced a very serious opponent in Los Angeles in the first round of the playoffs. The beginning of the Stanley Cup was terrible for the Oilers. The team lost to the Kings in the first match with a difference of one goal (5:6), and after that it was completely defeated with a score of 2:6. Having returned to the home arena, the team could not play more reliably in defense, but they connected all their attacking power and confidently coped with the opponent (7:4). McDavid showed a great game, scoring the puck and providing two assists.

This victory was a turning point in the series, and after it, the Oilers did not lose a single match, thereby confidently earning a ticket to the quarterfinals. Most notably, Edmonton continued to delight fans in the next series, defeating Vegas (4:2). In all respects, the guests looked much better, which allowed them to win a logical victory.

Disqualifications and injuries

Only Ekholm will not be able to play in the upcoming meeting.

Interesting betting trends

• Edmonton statistically wins 48% of face-offs.
• On average, the oilers make 35 shots on target.