Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Picks & Odds | 06 May 2025

Oilers Primed to Win

Edmonton Oilers (48-29-5, 23-16-2 Away) face Vegas Golden Knights (50-22-10, 29-9-3 at Home) in game 1 of this Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference second round matchup at T-Mobile Arena.

Take the Oilers at +115 on the Moneyline to get the better of the Golden Knights. We believe that they have a strong chance of claiming an outright victory.

Oilers Came Out on Top in Last H2H Clash

Edmonton Oilers have won their previous four games. The latest was a 6-4 home triumph at Rogers Place against Los Angeles Kings. Connor Brown racked up 3 points, featuring 1 goal and 2 assists.

Vegas Golden Knights won last time out by a 3-2 scoreline. On the road against Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center, they made it three wins on the spin. Shea Theodore, Mark Stone and Jack Eichel scored one goal each. Goalie Adin Hill made 29 saves (.935).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Oilers have beaten the Knights in the last two encounters. A 6-3 victory at Rogers Place was followed by a 3-2 win at T-Mobile Arena. The past 10 H2H clashes have seen both teams record five wins.

Starting Goalies

Calvin Pickard (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	2-2-1	4	.836	0
23/24	12-7-1	2.45	.909	1

Adin Hill (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	1-0-2	2.8	.888	0
23/24	19-12-2	2.71	.909	2

7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 3.8 goals from 33.3 shots on goal, with a 23.3% powerplay efficiency. The Oilers have been giving up 3.2 goals from 27.5 shots, averaging 4.1 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 73.2%.

Connor McDavid is the top points scorer with 18 points, 2 goals and 16 assists, with Evan Bouchard racking up 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Calvin Pickard have a 3.12 goal against average with a .890 save percentage.

The Knights have 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.3 goals from 32.0 shots on goal, with a 24.0% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.8 goals from 24.0 shots, averaging 2.0 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 75.0%.

The top points scorer is Tomas Hertl with 7 points, 4 goals and 3 assists, while Shea Theodore is next in line after having 7 points, 2 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Adin Hill have a 2.62 GAA with a .886 SV%.

Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

The best wager could be taking Edmonton Oilers to simply secure a victory in this NHL encounter. Our pick can be taken at odds of +115 on the Moneyline which yields a potentially nice return.

The team of expert hockey handicappers at Sportsgambler.com are right across the latest injuries and the form guide also informs our NHL picks. This data is combined with the latest team, player and goalie stats.

Key Oilers vs Golden Knights stats:

• Oilers have won 4 of their last 5 games.
• Oilers have won 7 of their last 10 games.
• Oilers have won 4 consecutive games.
• Oilers have won the last 2 games between these teams.

Oilers Moneyline Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 46.5% chance of landing a return. However, our analysts have this number between 50-55% based on their in-depth research. It is the reason why we are recommending this hockey wager.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jack Eichel Over 2.5 Shots -167

Jack Eichel (Golden Knights) has recorded Over 2.5 shots on goal in 4 straight games. In our opinion, there is value when it comes to him covering the line, with betting odds of -167 now available.

Latest Jack Eichel Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+160

First

+1000

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

-167

Under 2.5

+125

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Correct Score Prediction

Oilers 4 - 2 Golden Knights

One bet that has caught our eye is the Oilers to claim a 4-2 correct score win. This selection is available at +1700 meaning that a winning selection will yield a nice return.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Oilers

Golden Knights

1-0

Oilers

+7000

Knights

+7000

2-0

Oilers

+6600

Knights

+6000

2-1

Oilers

+1900

Knights

+1800

3-0

Oilers

+4500

Knights

+4000

3-1

Oilers

+2400

Knights

+2000

3-2

Oilers

+1000

Knights

+900

4-0

Oilers

+6000

Knights

+4500

4-1

Oilers

+2000

Knights

+1700

4-2

Oilers

+1700

Knights

+1500

4-3

Oilers

+1000

Knights

+900

5-0

Oilers

+10000

Knights

+7000

5-1

Oilers

+3300

Knights

+2500

5-2

Oilers

+1900

Knights

+1500

5-3

Oilers

+2200

Knights

+1900

5-4

Oilers

+1700

Knights

+1500

6-0

Oilers

+14000

Knights

+10000

6-1

Oilers

+7500

Knights

+5000

6-2

Oilers

+3500

Knights

+2500

6-3

Oilers

+2800

Knights

+2200

6-4

Oilers

+4000

Knights

+3500

6-5

Oilers

+3500

Knights

+3400

7-0

Oilers

+3500

Knights

+14000

7-1

Oilers

+12000

Knights

+8000

7-2

Oilers

+9000

Knights

+6600

7-3

Oilers

+5500

Knights

+4500

7-4

Oilers

+5500

Knights

+4500

7-5

Oilers

+8000

Knights

+7500

7-6

Oilers

+9000

Knights

+8000

8-1

Oilers

+9000

Knights

+13000

8-2

Oilers

+9000

Knights

+11000

8-3

Oilers

+14000

Knights

+10000

8-4

Oilers

+11000

Knights

+8000

8-5

Oilers

+12000

Knights

+10000

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Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Expecting a Knights Victory

The sportsbooks have Vegas Golden Knights at -130 when it comes to the Moneyline betting, implying the favorites are 56% likely to win this game according to the latest odds. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Edmonton Oilers are trading at +108.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 6.5. The Totals offers NHL bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of -133.

If you’re planning to wager on a National Hockey League clash, visit the betting sites and check out the hundreds of team props and game lines. Find the odds and lines which are the most attractive.

Moneyline

Oilers

+108

Knights

-130

3-Way Moneyline

Oilers

+180

Tie

+310

Knights

+120

Puck Line

Oilers +1.5

-213

Knights -1.5

+172

Total Goals

Under 6.5

+110

Over 6.5

-133

Leon Draisaitl Favorite to Find the Net First

Leon Draisaitl is favorite to be First Goalscorer at +850. If you want to back him to score the last goal, you can get similar odds.

Player Goals

Leon Draisaitl (Oilers)

First

+123

Anytime

+850

Connor McDavid (Oilers)

First

+150

Anytime

+950

Jack Eichel (Knights)

First

+160

Anytime

+1000

Tomas Hertl (Knights)

First

+170

Anytime

+1050

Pavel Dorofeyev (Knights)

First

+200

Anytime

+1200

Zach Hyman (Oilers)

First

+210

Anytime

+1300

Mark Stone (Knights)

First

+210

Anytime

+1300

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Oilers)

First

+265

Anytime

+1500

William Karlsson (Knights)

First

+295

Anytime

+1600

Corey Perry (Oilers)

First

+310

Anytime

+1700

Evander Kane (Oilers)

First

+330

Anytime

+1800

Victor Olofsson (Knights)

First

+350

Anytime

+1900

Ivan Barbashev (Knights)

First

+350

Anytime

+1900

Keegan Kolesar (Knights)

First

+375

Anytime

+2000

Jeff Skinner (Oilers)

First

+380

Anytime

+2000

Evan Bouchard (Oilers)

First

+380

Anytime

+2000

Adam Henrique (Oilers)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Reilly Smith (Knights)

First

+410

Anytime

+2200

Brandon Saad (Knights)

First

+410

Anytime

+2200

Brett Howden (Knights)

First

+410

Anytime

+2200

Viktor Arvidsson (Oilers)

First

+420

Anytime

+2200

Trent Frederic (Oilers)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Vasili Podkolzin (Oilers)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Leon Draisaitl (Oilers)

Over 2.5

-167

Under 2.5

+125

Connor McDavid (Oilers)

Over 2.5

-167

Under 2.5

+120

Jack Eichel (Knights)

Over 2.5

-167

Under 2.5

+125

Tomas Hertl (Knights)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-143

Zach Hyman (Oilers)

Over 2.5

+120

Under 2.5

-159

Evander Kane (Oilers)

Over 2.5

+125

Under 2.5

-167

Evan Bouchard (Oilers)

Over 2.5

-105

Under 2.5

-125

Mark Stone (Knights)

Over 1.5

-213

Under 1.5

+160

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Oilers)

Over 1.5

-154

Under 1.5

+116

William Karlsson (Knights)

Over 1.5

-192

Under 1.5

+145

Corey Perry (Oilers)

Over 1.5

+105

Under 1.5

-139

Ivan Barbashev (Knights)

Over 1.5

+115

Under 1.5

-152

Reilly Smith (Knights)

Over 1.5

+125

Under 1.5

-167

Micro Betting

Instead of focusing on the overall outcome, some bettors prefer to look at the NHL micro betting lines. As the name suggests, it means placing short-term wagers and this might include the Next Goalscorer or Next Goal.

Last 5 & H2H

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Edmonton Oilers Stats

Vegas Golden Knights Stats

Moneyline

• 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
• 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
• 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

• +1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 of the last 10 games
• +1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

• -1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 1 of the last 10 games
• -1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 7.60 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.90 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 6.5: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 games
• Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 4.20 goals and allowed 3.40 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.10 pts and allowed 2.80 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.90 goals in the previous 10 home games
• Over 6.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
• Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.80 goals and allowed 3.40 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.80 goals and allowed 3.10 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.6
• Shots: 32.8
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 3.7
• Empty Net Goals: 0.4
• Penalty Minutes: 8.5
• Blocks: 17.9
• Faceoff Wins : 30.9
• Hits: 37
• Giveaways: 14.1
• Takeaways: 3.8

Last 10 Games on the Road

• Goals Powerplay: 0.1
• Shots: 34.1
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 3.7
• Empty Net Goals: 0.3
• Penalty Minutes: 8.2
• Blocks: 15.2
• Faceoff Wins : 28.7
• Hits: 26.5
• Giveaways: 13.2
• Takeaways: 4.5

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.8
• Shots: 28.9
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
• Penalties: 2.7
• Empty Net Goals: 0.1
• Penalty Minutes: 6.8
• Blocks: 21.5
• Faceoff Wins : 29.9
• Hits: 34.3
• Giveaways: 11.5
• Takeaways: 4.7

Last 10 Home Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.7
• Shots: 27.2
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
• Penalties: 2.6
• Empty Net Goals: 0.3
• Penalty Minutes: 6.6
• Blocks: 20.3
• Faceoff Wins : 30.1
• Hits: 23.4
• Giveaways: 13.7
• Takeaways: 4.2

Team News

Edmonton Oilers Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
97	Connor McDavid	10	23.76	3	14	17	7
29	Leon Draisaitl	10	22.86	5	10	15	7
2	Evan Bouchard	10	26.47	4	8	12	4

93	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	10	19.17	3	6	9	3
18	Zach Hyman	10	18.53	3	5	8	5
90	Corey Perry	10	13.92	5	2	7	6
28	Connor Brown	10	15.16	4	3	7	3
91	Evander Kane	9	16.59	4	3	7	3
92	Vasili Podkolzin	10	10.02	1	5	6	4
19	Adam Henrique	10	14.86	3	1	4	1
33	Viktor Arvidsson	9	11.1	1	3	4	2
	John Klingberg	9	19.03	0	3	3	4
21	Trent Frederic	10	10.91	1	2	3	0
25	Darnell Nurse	10	25.06	2	1	3	-1
13	Mattias Janmark-Nylen	10	11.25	2	1	3	3
96	Jake Walman	10	20.07	1	1	2	13
27	Brett Kulak	10	24.19	0	2	2	3
53	Jeff Skinner	1	11.2	0	1	1	-2
49	Ty Emberson	9	9.48	0	0	0	1
42	Kasperi Kapanen	1	14.4	0	0	0	0
44	Josh Brown	1	4.9	0	0	0	1
51	Troy Stecher	1	16.8	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
74	Stuart Skinner	4	3.95	0.857
30	Calvin Pickard	7	2.84	0.888
35	Olivier Rodrigue	-	-	-

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Vegas Golden Knights Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
9	Jack Eichel	10	23.11	1	9	10	-7
61	Mark Stone	10	20.41	4	4	8	-4
71	William Karlsson	10	18.06	3	3	6	5

7	Alex Pietrangelo	9	22.51	2	4	6	1
48	Tomas Hertl	10	18.15	3	2	5	-3
27	Shea Theodore	10	22.93	2	3	5	-8
15	Noah Hanifin	10	22.9	1	4	5	1
19	Reilly Smith	10	15.23	3	1	4	1
95	Victor Olofsson	8	14.01	2	2	4	-3
10	Nicolas Roy	10	14.06	2	2	4	-5
3	Brayden McNabb	10	20.99	0	4	4	-6
21	Brett Howden	10	13.44	3	0	3	-2
2	Zach Whitecloud	10	17.63	0	2	2	-3
16	Pavel Dorofeyev	7	17.29	1	1	2	-7
49	Ivan Barbashev	10	17.22	1	1	2	-8
14	Nicolas Hague	10	16.2	0	2	2	-2
	Brandon Saad	8	14.44	0	2	2	0
70	Tanner Pearson	7	9.04	0	1	1	-2
55	Keegan Kolesar	10	11.58	0	1	1	-2
6	Kaedan Korczak	1	13.1	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
40	Akira Schmid	1	-	1
33	Adin Hill	10	3.25	0.873

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Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups