Tampa Bay Lightning vs Edmonton Oilers 2/23/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

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The Edmonton Oilers and Tampa Bay Lightning meet Wednesday in NHL action at the Amalie Arena. The Edmonton Oilers look for a win after winning 10 of their last 14 games. The Tampa Bay Lightning look for a win after winning 11 of their last 15 games.

The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 26.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Leon Draisaitl leads Edmonton with 35 goals, Connor McDavid has 45 assists and Darnell Nurse has 150 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 77.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Mikko Koskinen has allowed 85 goals on 839 shots faced, and Stuart Skinner has allowed 32 goals on 367 shots.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 19.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Steven Stamkos leads Tampa Bay with 23 goals, Victor Hedman has 39 assists and Brayden Point has 103 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 80.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has given up 87 goals on 1,109 shots faced, and Brain Elliott has allowed 24 goals on 246 shots.

The Oilers are 2-6 in their last 8 games as an underdog and 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The Lightning are 46-18 in their last 64 home games and 128-61 in their last 189 overall. The under is 6-0 in Oilers last 6 games playing on 2 days rest. The under is 4-0 in Lightning last 4 home games. The Oilers are 1-10 in the last 11 meetings in Tampa Bay and 0-4 in the last 4 meetings.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are going to be favored because they’re the more consistent team and at home, where they usually beat teams into the ground. However, this line is crazy steep. The Edmonton Oilers have won 10 of their last 14 games, and that includes four straight road wins. The Oilers are a super talented team that’s getting disrespected here. Give me the Oilers and big underdog price.

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