Edmonton Oilers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/05/2024

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  NESN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers -120, Bruins +100; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers -120, Bruins +100; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers -120, Bruins +100; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Edmonton Oilers:  37-20-2 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Boston Bruins:  35-13-14 (2nd place, Atlantic Division)

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Edmonton Oilers:  6-3-1 last 10

Boston Bruins:  3-2-5 last 10

The Oilers are entering this game with 76 points, a 37-20-2 record overall, and they are 17-12-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in their last game, winning that one at home 6-1. Zach Hyman led the team in goals scored with 2 while Connor McDavid, Ryan McLeod, Cody Ceci, and Corey Perry each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Leon Draisaitl led the team in assists with 3 while Connor McDavid and Evander Kane each led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Calvin Pickard was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 23 shots with 22 saves and a .957 save percentage. Their offense has scored 212 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 172 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Bruins are entering this game with 84 points, a 35-13-14 record overall, and they are 19-7-5 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the New York Islanders in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-1, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs still to be played on Monday night. In their game against the Islanders, Marc McLaughlin scored 1 goal for them in that game. Charlie McAvoy and James van Riemsdyk each led the team in assists with 1 while Jake DeBrusk led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Linus Ullmark was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 26 shots with 21 saves and a .808 save percentage. Their offense has scored 208 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 174 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Oilers listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Oilers have looked really good in their games this season with their 37-20-2 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West right now and in a playoff spot. They have been a good road team too with their 17-12-0 road record. Meanwhile, the Bruins have also looked really good in their games this season with their 35-13-14 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the East with one of the best records in the entire NHL. They have also looked great on home ice with their 19-7-5 home record, but they haven't looked that good in their games lately and have been far from their best. They have been terrible in their games lately with their 3-2-5 record in their last 10 games and they are coming off another blowout loss in their last game against a team who isn't even fighting for a playoff spot right now. They aren't in a good situation here either since they are playing this game on a back-to-back with a really tough road game against the Leafs which they are going to bring their best effort for. The Oilers have looked really good lately though with their 6-3-1 record in their last 10 games and they have a ton of momentum on their side with 4 wins in a row now, blowing teams out in those wins. The Oilers have been playing much better hockey lately and they can take advantage of the Bruins in this bad spot and not being at their best lately. The best way to place a bet here is on the Oilers to win this game. 

Oilers Bruins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, March 5, 2024 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Oilers 4 Bruins 1.

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Edmonton Oilers: Will be posted by 10:00am ET, 03/05/2024.

Boston Bruins: Will be posted by 10:00am ET, 03/05/2024.

Edmonton Oilers:  D. Ryan (C) Ques Tues - Undisclosed.

Boston Bruins:  P. Zacha (C) Ques Mon - Lower Body. J. Brazeau (RW) Ques Mon - Undisclosed. M. Grzelcyk (D) Ques Mon - Undisclosed. H. Lindholm (D) Mid March - Lower Body. M. Poitras (C) out for season - Shoulder. M. Lucic (LW) out for season - Ankle.

“I thought we came to play. Four lines, 60 (minutes), (Pickard) was outstanding when we needed him. It was a really good effort by us. You need those games every once in a while.” - Leon Draisaitl after their win against the Penguins in their game on Sunday.

“They just seemed to get to every loose puck and win every battle tonight. We didn’t have enough, our compete level wasn’t high enough, didn’t win enough one-on-one battles and it showed.” - Brad Marchand after their loss against the Islanders in their game on Saturday.

LW Draisaitl, Leon

C McDavid, Connor

RW Hyman, Zach

LD Ekholm, Mattias

RD Bouchard, Evan

G Pickard, Calvin

LW Marchand, Brad

C Coyle, Charlie

RW DeBrusk, Jake

LD Grzelcyk, Matt

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Ullmark, Linus

Points: C. McDavid (97)

Goals: Z. Hyman (42)

Assists: C. McDavid (74)

GAA: C. Pickard (2.40)

Points: D. Pastrnak (87)

Goals: D. Pastrnak (38)

Assists: D. Pastrnak (49)

GAA: J. Swayman (2.53)

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Kris Knoblauch (1st season)

Boston Bruins: Jim Montgomery (2nd season)