The Minnesota Wild (26-24-6) visit the Edmonton Oilers (33-18-2) in a Friday night contest at Rogers Place. Opening faceoff will be at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Wild vs. Oilers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Minnesota is somehow 1-1-0 despite coughing up 13 goals over its last 2 games. The Wild downed the Vancouver Canucks Monday in a “wild” 10-7 affair as +112 home underdogs, and then dropped a 6-3 contest as +127 road dogs at the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday. Friday’s contest is the middle game of a 3-game road trip for a club that is 5-1-0 across its last half-dozen games away from home.
The Oilers have also been leaky defensively of late. They are coming off a 6-5 overtime loss as -140 home favorites to the Boston Bruins Wednesday. Though still ranked 12th in the NHL with a goals-against average of 2.94, Edmonton has yielded 4.33 goals per game since Feb. 10.
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