The Chicago Blackhawks (0-1-1) and Edmonton Oilers (0-1-0) will lock horns in a Saturday night battle in Alberta, Canada. The opening faceoff at Rogers Place will be at 10 p.m. (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Blackhawks vs. Oilers odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; Edmonton won the last season’s series 3-0-0
Chicago is a big underdog in what mark’s the club’s 3rd straight road game to start the season and its 2nd game in as many nights. On Friday, the Blackhawks faltered with a late 1-0 lead and eventually dropped a 2-1 overtime contest at the Winnipeg Jets.
The Oilers are also coming off a loss to Winnipeg. Edmonton was routed 6-0 in a season-opening home loss to the Jets Wednesday. The Oilers lost that game despite outshooting Winnipeg 30-20.
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Blackhawks at Oilers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NHL odds. Lines last updated at 12:25 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Blackhawks +290 (bet $100 to win $290) | Oilers -375 (bet $375 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Blackhawks +1.5 (+120) | Oilers -1.5 (-145)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Blackhawks at Oilers projected goalies
Petr Mrazek (0-1-0, 4.09 GAA, .846 SV%) vs. Stuart Skinner (0-1-0, 9.64 GAA, .615 SV%)
Mrazek, who last season went 18-31-4 with a 3.05 GAA, started Chicago’s opener Tuesday and allowed 4 goals on 26 shots.
Skinner went 36-16-5 with a 2.62 GAA a year ago. He allowed 5 goals and was pulled 31 minutes into Wednesday’s lid-lifter.
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Blackhawks at Oilers picks and predictions
Prediction
Oilers 5, Blackhawks 3
Moneyline
Too. Much. Juice. AVOID.
Puck line/Against the spread
Dating back to 2022, Edmonton has defeated Chicago in 5 straight, and 3 of those wins were by margins of 3 goals or more.
Mrazek was solid at home last season but struggled on road ice where he logged an .885 SV%. Skinner made 2 starts against the ‘Hawks last season, and he clocked a sparkling .959 SV% in those efforts.
Last season, Chicago went 3-9-0 across the back halves of its back-to-backs.
FanDuel Sportsbook has a better leverage price for this puck-line play. TAKE EDMONTON -1.5 (-142).
Over/Under
The last 15 Chicago-Edmonton games have produced a 10-5 mark for the Over.
Last season, a high-octane Oilers offense ranked 4th in the NHL in scoring 3.56 goals per Game and 4th in power-play success (26.3%).
Skinner has had some slow-start Octobers in his career (.863 SV% in 5 October games last fall). In those 12 games on the 2nd half of a back-to-back referenced above, the Blackhawks allowed 3.75 goals per game.
TAKE THE OVER 6.5 (-105).
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