The Arizona Coyotes (35-41-5) are likely playing their final game in Arizona on Wednesday as they host the Edmonton Oilers (49-25-6) in one of four games on the NHL schedule in the second-last day of the regular season. Arizona is seventh in the NHL standings for the Central Division, while the Oilers are locked into second in the Pacific and will either play the Vegas Golden Knights or Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Arizona won the last game between these two NHL teams 3-2 on April 12 in Edmonton.
Oilers vs Coyotes Picks
- NHL Pick: Oilers -195
Calvin Pickard (2.41 GAA, .912 save percentage) is the expected starting goaltender for the Oilers and Karel Vejmelka (3.35 GAA, .895 save percentage) is projected to start in goal for the Coyotes game bets. Let’s take a look at the scores and odds before our Oilers vs Coyotes prediction.
Edmonton Oilers vs Arizona Coyotes Odds
Let’s have a look at the NHL betting lines for this game:
Edmonton Oilers vs Arizona Coyotes Information
Edmonton Oilers vs Arizona Coyotes
Location: Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 17 at 10 p.m. ET
Watch On: TNT and Sportsnet (Canada)
Edmonton Oilers vs Arizona Coyotes Recent Scores
Edmonton is 6-2-2 in its last 10 NHL games and is coming off a 9-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, one of the NHL picks to win the draft lottery. Stuart Skinner stopped 19 of 21 shots faced and Warren Foegele led all Oilers skaters with a pair of goals. Connor McDavid recorded his 100th assist of the season.
Arizona, meanwhile, comes into the Oilers vs Coyotes prediction with an impressive 6-4 record in their last 10 games, but they lost their most recent game to the Calgary Flames 6-5. Connor Ingram allowed six goals on 31 shots and Dylan Guenther had a pair of goals, giving the rookie 17 goals and 16 assists in just 44 games.
Last Game Records
Oilers
Although the Coyotes won the most recent game in their head-to-head series with the Edmonton Oilers, Edmonton is 8-1-1 in their last 10 games against Arizona and a good bet to win again in the Oilers betting strategies for tonight.
Coyotes
Arizona is just 2-7-1 in their last 10 games against the Oilers. At this point, they’ve been outscored 48-26 in those games.
Edmonton Oilers vs Arizona Coyotes Betting Preview
Oilers Looking to Close out Season in Style
Edmonton is playing its final game of the season and hoping to escape without any major injuries while also building momentum so that they can feel good about themselves heading into the NHL playoffs. The Oilers had one of their best seasons in recent memory, especially considering they were last in the NHL standings in the first month of the year. New head coach Kris Knoblauch has turned the team around as they finish the year ranked fourth in NHL stats for goals per game (3.61), first in shots (33.9), T8th in goals allowed (2.83), and T4th in shots allowed (28.2).
Edmonton is 21-16-2 in road games this season, including 2-2-1 in their last five games. McDavid leads the team in NHL player stats with 132 points (32 goals, 100 assists) and Leon Draisaitl is second with 106 points (41 goals, 106 assists). Evander Kane is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
Coyotes Playing Final Game in Arizona
Arizona is almost certainly playing its final game in the desert as the franchise is rumored to be heading to Salt Lake City, Utah next season. It will be an emotional farewell for the few thousand fans in attendance at Mullett Arena, where the Arizona Coyotes have a record of 21-19-0 this season. Arizona is 16th in goals (3.07), 27th in shots (27.8), 25th in goals allowed (3.36), and 24th in shots allowed (31.7).
Moreover, Clayton Keller is the Coyotes leading scorer with 75 points (33 goals, 42 assists) and Nick Schmaltz is second with 61 points (22 goals, 39 assists). Arizona has multiple players on the NHL injury report, including Barrett Hayton, Travis Boyd, and Nick Bjugstad.
Edmonton Oilers vs Arizona Coyotes Odds Breakdown
The Oilers are -195 moneyline favorites with -1.5 (+125) puck line odds. The Coyotes are +165 moneyline underdogs with NHL Vegas odds of +1.5 (-145) for the puck line. Finally, the total for the Oilers vs Coyotes prediction is 6.5 at BetUS.
Edmonton Oilers vs Arizona Coyotes Pick and Prediction
- NHL Pick: Oilers -195
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