Edmonton vs Pittsburgh Betting Odds
When: April 26, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. EST
Venue: PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA
Edmonton vs Pittsburgh Betting Preview
A potential Stanley Cup preview is set for Tuesday night when the Edmonton Oilers (46-27-6, 20-15-5 away) visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (45-24-11, 22-12-5 home). Edmonton is second in the Pacific division and have the fifth most points in the West. Pittsburgh is third in the Metropolitan but are just one point ahead of Washington in the Wild Card spots. This game will air live on ESPN.
Connor McDavid is having a Hart type season and leads Edmonton with 118 points and 75 assists. Leon Draisaitl has been the main beneficiary as he leads the team with 55 goals, 24 of which have come on the power play. The Oilers are scoring 3.46 goals per game and allow 3.09.
The Penguins have been balanced this season and are led by the three-headed monster of Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, and Kris Letang. Crosby leads the way with 84 points, Guentzel has netted 40 goals, and Kris Letang has dished out 58 assists. Pittsburgh scores 3.29 goals per game and allow just 2.68.
Edmonton vs Pittsburgh Betting Trends
Oilers
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Edmonton’s last 9 games.
- Edmonton are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
- Edmonton are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games against Pittsburgh.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton’s last 5 games on the road.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh.
- Edmonton are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games this season.
- Edmonton are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
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Penguins
- Pittsburgh are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games at home.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
- Pittsburgh are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.
Edmonton vs Pittsburgh Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Edmonton visited Columbus and left with a 5-2 loss. The Oilers led 2-1 entering the third period, but the Blue Jackets scored four unanswered in the third period to get the win. Evander Kane and Leon Draisaitl each scored for Edmonton. Mikko Koskinen stopped 26 of the 30 shots he faced, and Edmonton killed off three of the four Columbus power plays.
Pittsburgh visited Philadelphia and lost 4-1 to their instate rivals. Philly jumped out to a 3-0 lead and were never challenged by the Penguins. Louis Dominguez stopped 39 of the 42 shots he faced, and Pittsburgh killed off two of the three Philadelphia power plays.
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