This Tuesday, the Edmonton Oilers take on the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins (7 PM ET on Sportsnet ONE). Touted as two of the top teams heading into the regular season, neither team has performed as expected. Those slow starts have caused both teams’ odds to hoist the Cup fall; currently, Pittsburgh is +1200 and Edmonton is +1400.
Oddsmakers have the Pens as -150-moneyline favorites. The total is sitting at 6.
The Oilers (2-5-0) haven’t been able to put things together yet, despite entering the fourth week of the season. What was the eighth-best offense last year, now sits 30th in the league. To no one’s surprise, Connor McDavid is just fine this season. He has produced three goals and five assists through seven games, but after McDavid, the Oilers’ offense drops off significantly. Edmonton will be up against the league’s worst defensive team on Tuesday, so they should have opportunities to find the back of the net.
In short, the 5-3-1 Pittsburgh Penguins have been a defensive nightmare in 2017-18. They have given up a shocking 4.33 goals per game, and the combined save percentage of Matt Murray and Antti Niemi sits below .900. Murray is expected to get the start at home, so he’ll need to be better if the Penguins hope to keep the Oilers’ offense down.
Recent Form
Team
Record
Money
Offense
Defense
Fave
Dog
O/U
Edmonton
2-5-0
-$337.00
2.00
3.14
2-4
0-1
3-4
Pittsburgh
5-3-1
$12.00
3.33
4.33
4-1
1-3
7-2
Team Records
Edmonton Oilers
Name
Record
Home
Away
Fave
Dog
O/U
Overall
2-5-0
1-3-0
1-2-0
1-4-0
1-1-0
3-4
Last 10
2-5-0
1-3-0
1-2-0
2-4-0
1-1-0
3-4
vs Div
1-1-0
1-0-0
0-1-0
1-1-0
0-0-0
0-2
vs EAST
0-3-0
0-2-0
0-1-0
0-2-0
0-1-0
2-1
vs WEST
2-2-0
1-1-0
1-1-0
2-2-0
1-0-0
1-3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Name
Record
Home
Away
Fave
Dog
O/U
Overall
5-3-1
2-0-1
3-3-0
4-0-1
1-3-0
7-2
Last 10
5-3-1
2-0-1
3-3-0
4-0-1
1-3-0
7-2
vs Div
2-0-0
0-0-0
2-0-0
1-0-0
1-0-0
1-1
vs EAST
4-2-0
1-0-0
3-2-0
3-0-0
1-2-0
5-1
vs WEST
1-1-1
1-0-1
0-1-0
1-0-1
0-1-0
2-1
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
2.00
30
4.33
31
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense
1.67
28
2.67
11
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill
20.00
14
85.71
10
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
3.33
11
3.14
19
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense
4.00
9
2.00
3
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill
15.38
19
85.71
9
Head To Head Summary
Team
record
O/U
AVG
shots
power play goals
power play percentage
penalty kill percentage
power play chances
Edmonton
3-6-1
4-6
2.20
30.20
6
18.75
81.08
32
Pittsburgh
7-0-3
4-6
3.10
31.80
7
18.92
81.25
37
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
away score
Home
home score
line
Total
O/U
away shots
home shots
Away Power Play Goals
Home Power Play Goals
Away Power Plays
Home Power Plays
Away PP%
Home PP%
Away PK%
Home PK%
Mar 10, 2017
PIT
3
EDM
2
102
6.5
U
30
42
0
1
2
2
0
50
50
100
Nov 8, 2016
EDM
3
PIT
4
-209
5.5
O
28
31
0
0
2
3
0
0
100
100
Nov 28, 2015
EDM
3
PIT
2
-160
5.5
U
36
41
1
1
4
4
25
25
75
75
Nov 6, 2015
PIT
2
EDM
1
131
5.5
U
33
28
1
0
4
2
25
0
100
75
Mar 12, 2015
EDM
4
PIT
6
-360
5.5
O
29
34
2
1
4
3
50
33.3
66.7
50
Feb 4, 2015
PIT
2
EDM
0
188
5.5
U
26
22
0
0
0
2
–
0
100
–
Jan 10, 2014
PIT
3
EDM
4
162
5.5
O
28
31
1
2
4
4
25
50
50
75
Oct 15, 2013
EDM
2
PIT
3
-245
6
U
22
28
0
1
3
3
0
33.3
66.7
100
Oct 9, 2011
PIT
1
EDM
2
105
5.5
U
34
35
1
0
8
5
12.5
0
100
87.5
Mar 13, 2011
EDM
1
PIT
5
-245
5.5
O
29
33
0
1
4
6
0
16.7
83.3
100
NHL Betting Trends
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton’s last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton’s last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Edmonton is 2-11-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton
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