The Edmonton Oilers host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Rogers Place on Friday, October 25 at 9:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+.
Edmonton’s most recent game was a 3-2 overtime home loss against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 22.
Pittsburgh lost on the road 4-3 to the Calgary Flames on October 22 in its last game, falling 3-2 in a shootout.
Ahead of this matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Friday’s hockey action.
Edmonton Oilers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 5:51 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Oilers (-227)
- Underdog: Penguins (+185)
- Over/under: 7
Oilers vs. Penguins game info and start time
- Date: Friday, October 25, 2024
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV channel: SportsNet Pittsburgh
- Live stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Oilers stats and trends
- Edmonton has won two of its seven games as a favorite this season.
- The Oilers have not won in two games with moneyline odds shorter than -227.
- Looking at the moneyline odds, Edmonton has a 69.4% chance of winning this contest.
- Edmonton and its opponent have combined for more than 7 goals — this game’s over/under — just two times this season.
- They have put up just 14 goals over that time.
- Defensively, the Oilers have given up 25 goals (3.6 per game) in those 10 matchups.
Penguins stats and trends
- The Penguins have been the underdog six times this season, and upset their opponent in one of those games.
- Pittsburgh has not had a game with longer moneyline odds than +185.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 35.1% chance for the Penguins to win.
- In 62.5% of Pittsburgh’s previous games this season (5/8), the teams combined to score over Friday’s over/under of 7 goals.
- They have averaged 3.4 goals per game (27 total) during that stretch.
- Over on the defensive end, the Penguins have allowed 4.0 goals per game (32 total) in those 10 outings.