Chicago Blackhawks vs Edmonton Oilers Preview
Looking to win big? The Oilers and Blackhawks face off at 8:30 ET on ESPN+. The Blackhawks are hosting the game at United Center in Chicago, IL.
The Oilers are favored in this Western conference showdown. The game’s over/under is currently at 6.5 goals. Check out BetCoco for Chicago Blackhawks – Edmonton Oilers odds
Chicago Blackhawks vs Edmonton Oilers Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The Oilers and Blackhawks did not have any head-to-head matchups last season. But over the last three times playing each other, the Oilers have a record of 3-0. The Oilers also had the edge vs. the puck line in these games, at 2-1. These games averaged a combined total of 7 goals per game leading to an over/under record of 2-1.
- When looking at their past five road matchups, Edmonton has an puck line record of 5-0 while averaging 5 per game. The team went 5-0 overall in these games.
- Chicago has played well in their previous three home games, going 2-1 straight up. In this stretch, they averaged 2 goals per game while allowing 3. The team also performed well vs the puck line at 2-1.
- Going back to their previous five games as the underdog, Chicago has an puck line mark of 1-4 while going 1-4 straight up.
- Going back to their last ten games as the favorite, the Oilers have a straight up record of 7-3. But, their mark vs the puck line was just 6-4.
Chicago Blackhawks vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction
With a 20-15-1 record, the Oilers come into tonight’s game in 8th place in the Western Conference and 4th in the Pacific Division. Over their last ten games, the Oilers have gone 7-3 and are on a seven-game winning streak. On the road, Edmonton is 9-9-0 this season and have won five straight games away from home.
For the season, the Oilers have been favored in 28 of their 36 games and have gone 17-10-1 in those games. Against the Western Conference, Edmonton is 12-8 and 8-4 against Pacific Division opponents. Over their last three games, the Oilers have gone 3-0.
For their offensive performance, the Oilers come in averaging 3.6 goals per game this season, which is 13th in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 9th in the league. Edmonton’s offense comes into the game ranked 9th in power play goals. And in terms of shorthanded goals, they are 15th in the NHL.
Goalie Stuart Skinner gets the start and has made 26 starts this season. His record at this point is 16-9, and his save percentage is 0.864%.
Chicago enters tonight’s game with an overall record of 12-26-2, which has them in 15th place in the Western Conference. In their last ten games, the Blackhawks have gone just 3-7, and they have lost four straight games overall.
At home this season, Chicago is 8-9-1, and they have won their last two games at the United Center. As the underdog, the Blackhawks have gone 12-25-2 this year and have been the underdog in 39 of their 40 games.
The Blackhawks come into the game scoring an average of 2.4 goals per game, putting them 30th in the NHL. Regarding shots targeted at the goal per game, they are 30th in the league. So far this year, the Blackhawks are 1-6 in games they have had more shots on goal than their opponent. They are 11-18 in games with fewer shots on goal.
Heading into this matchup vs. Edmonton, goalie Arvid Söderblom has started 16 games in this season. His current record is 2-13, and his save percentage stands at 0.631%.
Even though they are 1.5 goal underdogs, we see the Blackhawks winning this game by a score of 4-2.
Chicago Blackhawks vs Edmonton Oilers Betting Tips
- We like the Blackhawks on the moneyline (+318)
- The Blackhawks are also our pick on the spread at +1.5
- Our NHL model projects 6 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Chicago Blackhawks Injury Report
- Seth Jones – Upper Body – Out
- Anthony Beauvillier – Left Wrist – Out
- Nick Foligno – Finger – Out
- Andreas Athanasiou – Lower Body – Out
- Tyler Johnson – Foot – Out
- Taylor Hall – Knee – Out
- Taylor Raddysh – Lower Body – Out
- Joey Anderson – Shoulder – Out
- Rem Pitlick – Not Injury Related – Questionable
- Luke Philp – Achilles – Out
- Samuel Savoie – Femur – Out
- Connor Bedard – Jaw – Out
Edmonton Oilers Injury Report
- Sam Gagner – Undisclosed – Out
- Ryan Fanti – Hip – Out
