The Pittsburgh Penguins look for their third consecutive victory when visiting the Edmonton Oilers on Monday. Pittsburgh is 4-0-1 with nine points and first in the Metropolitan Division. The Penguins defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 on Saturday night. Pittsburgh rallied from a deficit of two goals to win and Sidney Crosby scored the game-winner for the 79th time in his NHL career.
Sidney Crosby is one of four players for Pittsburgh with three goals, and is the outright leader in assists with seven. Crosby is the leader in points with 10, while Danton Heinen is second with six. In goal, Tristan Jarry is 4-0-0 with a goals-against average of 2.01 as a percentage of .941. Pittsburgh scores an average of 5.20 goals per game and allows an average of 2.20 goals per game. Pittsburgh's power-play scores 26.3% of the time and its penalty kill unit is successful 73.7% of the time.
Edmonton looks to bounce back from a loss with a victory on Monday when hosting Pittsburgh. The Oilers are 2-3-0 with four points and fifth in the Pacific Division. Edmonton was defeated by the St Louis Blues 2-0 on Saturday night. The Oilers have lost three of the last four with only a 6-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes during that span. Edmonton's only other victory thus far was on opening night when defeating the Vancouver Canucks 5-3.
Connor McDavid is the leading goal scorer for Edmonton with five and the leader in points with 10, while Leon Draisaitl is the leader in assists with six. In goal, Jack Campbell is 2-2-0 with a goals against average of 5.08 and save percentage of .889. Edmonton scores an average of 3.20 goals per game and allows an average of 3.40 goals per game. Edmonton's power-play scores 35.3% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 72.7% of the time.
Recent Betting Trends
- Pittsburgh is 4-1 in its last 5 on the road
- The OVER has cashed in 12 of the Penguins last 13
- Edmonton is 2-7 in its last 9
- The UNDER has cashed in 8 of the Oilers last 12 versus Pittsburgh
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