Edmonton Oilers vs Calgary Flames Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/20/2022

Game Time: 10:30 pm ET, Saturday, May 20, 2022

Venue:  Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers +155, Flames -180; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers +155, Flames -180; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers +145, Flames -175; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

Edmonton Oilers:  49-27-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Calgary Flames:  50-21-11 (1st place, Pacific Division)

 

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Edmonton Oilers:  6-3-1 last 10

Calgary Flames:  5-4-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Oilers are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 104 points, a 49-27-6 record overall, and they were 28-12-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 wins in that span were against the Los Angeles kings in game 6 and game 7 of their last series while their loss came against the Flames in their last game which was also game 1 of this series. They lost that game on the road 9-6. Zach Hyman scored 2 goals in that game while Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Kailer Yamamoto, and Evan Bouchard each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Connor McDavid led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Mike Smith was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 10 shots with 7 saves and a .700 sv percentage. He was pulled in that game and was replaced by Mikko Koskinen who allowed 5 goals on 37 shots with 32 saves and a .865 save percentage. Their offense has scored 238 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 246 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game. 

 

 

The Flames are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 111 points, a 50-21-11 record overall, and they were 25-9-7 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Dallas Stars in game 6 of their last series while their 4 wins in that span came against the Stars in their last series in game 4, game 5, game 7, and against the Oilers in their last game which was also game 1 of this series. They won that game at home 9-6. Matthew Tkachuk scored 3 goals in that game getting a hattrick, Blake Coleman scored 2 goals himself, and Rasmus Andersson, Andrew Mangiapane, Elias Lindholm, and Brett Ritchie each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Matthew Tkachuk led the team in shots on net in that game with 8. Jacob Markström was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 6 goals on 28 shots with 22 saves and a .786 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 248 goals this season averaging 3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 254 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game. 

 

 

The Flames are coming into this game as a favorite with the current betting odds. They were very inconsistent in that game 1 against the Oilers but they were still the better team in that game and came away with the win there. They came out very strong in that game, taking a 3-0 lead in the 1st period before the Oilers could even blink. The Flames were much better for most of that game and they would end up taking a 5-1 lead that they went on to blow, being tied 6-6 by the time there was 18 mins left in the 3rd period. Even the momentum from that big Oilers comeback was not enough though as the Flames regained their control and still scored 3 more goals after to win the game 9-6. Markstrom did not play well in that game and was the only reason why the Oilers even came back and had a chance but he has been good in the playoffs so far and will likely bounce back with a better game here. The Flames were not playing great on offense in their first series and were scoring more goals on the road in those games but they finally found their offense at home here with 9 goals and their hatred for the Oilers here will likely bring out that fire again in this game. This was a very home dominant series throughout the season between these two and this series will likely go the same way. The best bet here is on the Flames to win this game.

 

Oilers Flames Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, May 20, 2022 (10:30 pm ET start time) is Flames 6 Oilers 4.

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Edmonton Oilers: 126-99 (+8.5 Units) ML in all games. 58-46 (+12 Units) ML in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 29-15 OVER revenging a road loss versus opponent.

Calgary Flames: 122-104 (-18.5 Units) ML in all games. 38-28 (-11 Units) ML in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 14-8 OVER off a home win by 2 goals or more.

 

 

Edmonton Oilers:  K. Turris (C) Out indefinitely - Upper Body.

Calgary Flames:  C. Tanev (D) Ques Sat - Lower Body. S. Monahan (C) out for season - Hip.

 

 

 

“We fought back and made it a game, but we can’t feel good about that in any way because we scored six goals in game and found a way to not win it.” - Jay Woodcroft after his team’s loss against the Flames in game 1 on Wednesday.

 

 

“Strange game. We scored on our first two shots and there were probably six different games out there. Take the win. Move on.” - Darryl Sutter after his team’s win against the Oilers in game 1 on Wednesday.

 

 

 

LW Draisaitl, Leon

C McDavid, Connor

RW Yamamoto, Kailer

LD Nurse, Darnell

RD Ceci, Cody

G Smith, Mike

 

LW Gaudreau, Johnny

C Lindholm, Elias

RW Tkachuk, Matthew

LD Hanifin, Noah

RD Andersson, Rasmus

G Markström, Jacob

 

 

Points: C. McDavid (123)

Goals: L. Draisaitl (55)

Assists: C. McDavid (79)

GAA: M. Smith (2.81)

 

Points: J. Gaudreau (115)

Goals: M. Tkachuk (42)

Assists: J. Gaudreau (75)

GAA: J. Markstrom (2.22)

 

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Jay Woodcroft (Interim)

Calgary Flames: Darryl Sutter (2nd season)