A Western Conference battle is set for Saturday night when the Chicago Blackhawks (34 points) visit the Edmonton Oilers (58 points). Chicago has the second fewest points in the NHL and are firmly in the Connor Bedard sweepstakes. Edmonton is fourth in the tight Pacific division but do occupy the top Wild Card spot in the West. Below is my NHL betting pick for Blackhawks vs Oilers.
Blackhawks vs Oilers Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Oilers Moneyline (-380) |
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This game will be played at Rogers Place at 10:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 28, 2023.
Why Bet the Oilers:
✅ Edmonton is 6-1 in their last seven games played.
✅ The Oilers are 5-0 on their last five conference games.
✅ Chicago is 5-12 in their last 17 road games.
NHL
Chicago Blackhawks
Edmonton Oilers
Team Records
| CHI | Team Records | EDM |
|---|---|---|
| 11-19-2 | Overall | 18-11-2 |
| 1-0 | Shootout | 0-0 |
| 1-2 | Overtime | 5-2 |
| 6-8-0 | Home | 9-7-1 |
| 5-11-2 | Road | 9-4-1 |
| 4-7-1 | EAS | 8-4-2 |
| 7-12-1 | WES | 10-7-0 |
| 1-4-0 | ATL | 3-2-1 |
| 3-3-1 | MET | 5-2-1 |
| 3-6-1 | CEN | 7-4-0 |
| 4-6-0 | PAC | 3-3-0 |
| 4-5-2 | ≤1 | 6-2-2 |
| 3-7-0 | ≥3 | 9-7-0 |
| 3-7-1 | Oct | 5-5-1 |
| 5-6-1 | Nov | 8-4-1 |
| 3-6-0 | Dec | 5-2-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Jan | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Feb | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Mar | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Apr | 0-0-0 |
Team Stats
| CHI | Team Stats | EDM |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Goals For | 102 |
| 101 | Goals Agst | 90 |
| 2.62 | PP For GM | 2.55 |
| .59 | PP Goals GM | .58 |
| 22.62 | PP% | 22.78 |
| 2.91 | PP Agst GM | 2.42 |
| .44 | PP Agst Goals GM | .65 |
| 84.95 | PK% | 73.33 |
| 7.4 | PIM GM | 7.1 |
| 6.5 | oPIM GM | 7.7 |
Goalies
| P. Mrazek | J. Campbell | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | GP | 5 |
| 33 | GS | 5 |
| 8-19-3 | W-L-T/O | 1-4-0 |
| 113 | Goals Allowed | 20 |
| 3.63 | GAA | 4.50 |
| 1080 | Shots Against | 157 |
| .895 | SV% | .873 |
| 0 | SO | 0 |
| 17 | Quality Starts | 1 |
| .515 | QS% | .200 |
| 6 | Bad Starts | 2 |
| 110 | Goals All.% | N/A |
| -10.08 | Goals Sv Above Avg | N/A |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/29/22 BOS | Ullmark ML N/A | W6-4 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 4 | 3 | .750 |
| 3/27/22 FLA | Knight ML N/A | W5-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 36 | 34 | .944 |
| 3/23/22 NJ | Daws ML N/A | W3-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 22 | 20 | .909 |
| 3/13/22 BUF | Anderson ML N/A | L2-5 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 37 | 33 | .892 |
| 3/10/22 ARI | Wedgewood ML N/A | L4-5 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 12 | 8 | .667 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4/22 TB | Vasilevskiy ML N/A | L3-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 34 | 29 | .853 |
| 5/2/22 TB | Vasilevskiy ML N/A | W5-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 24 | 24 | 1.000 |
| 4/26/22 DET | Nedeljkovic ML N/A | W3-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1.000 |
| 4/23/22 FLA | Bobrovsky ML N/A | L2-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 35 | 32 | .914 |
| 4/19/22 PHI | Jones ML N/A | W5-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 39 | 37 | .949 |
Betting Trends
| CHI | Betting Trends | EDM |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 2.67 | Avg Score | 3.67 |
| 2.67 | Avg Opp Score | 2.67 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 4 | Avg Score | 4 |
| 3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.67 |
| CHI | Betting Trends | EDM |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
| 4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-1-0 |
| 3.4 | Avg Score | 4 |
| 2.4 | Avg Opp Score | 2.6 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 3.4 | Avg Score | 3.6 |
| 2.8 | Avg Opp Score | 2.6 |
| CHI | Betting Trends | EDM |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 7-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
| 8-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-3-0 |
| 3.5 | Avg Score | 4.2 |
| 2.8 | Avg Opp Score | 2.7 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 3-7-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-7-0 |
| 3-7-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-7-0 |
| 1.9 | Avg Score | 2.9 |
| 3 | Avg Opp Score | 3.3 |
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Chicago Blackhawks
Last time out, Chicago took a trip to Calgary and earned a surprising 5-1 win. The Blackhawks took a late first period lead, but the Flames tied it up just before intermission. It was all Chicago after that as they scored three goals in the second period and finish the game off with a late third period empty netter.
Taylor Raddysh, Boris Katchouk, Jason Dickinson, Sam Lafferty, and Connor Murphy all scored on the night. Nine Blackhawks recorded at least one assist in the victory.
Max Domi leads the way for Chicago this season as he has a team high 14 goals and 34 points. Patrick Kane has dished out a team leading 23 assists. The Blackhawks are scoring just 2.45 goals per game and allow 3.55.
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton visited the Columbus Blue Jackets and suffered a 3-2 overtime loss. The Blue Jackets led 1-0 after the first period, but the Oilers rebounded nicely and led 2-1 at the second intermission. Columbus tied the game up midway through the third period and earned the extra point with a goal 2:29 into overtime.
Derek Ryan and Zach Hyman scored for Edmonton on the night. Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each recorded an assist in the defeat.
Connor McDavid is well on his way to the Hart Trophy this season as he leads Edmonton with 40 goals, 49 assists, and 89 points. The Oilers are scoring 3.67 goals per game and allow 3.22.
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