Edmonton Oilers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/26/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Venue:  PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers +140, Penguins -165; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers +140, Penguins -165; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers +140, Penguins -165; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

Edmonton Oilers:  46-27-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Pittsburgh Penguins:  45-24-11 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Edmonton Oilers:  7-2-1 last 10

Pittsburgh Penguins:  4-5-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Oilers are coming into this game with 98 points, a 46-27-6 record overall, and they are 20-15-5 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 4 game winning streak that they were on. Their 4 wins in that span were against the Nashville Predators, the Vegas Golden Knights, the Dallas Stars, and the Colorado Avalanche while their loss came against the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last game. They lost that game on the road 5-2. Leon Draisaitl and Evander Kane each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Evander Kane led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Mikko Koskinen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 30 shots with 26 saves and a .867 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 277 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 245 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game. 

 

 

The Penguins are coming into this game with 101 points, a 45-24-11 record overall, and they are 22-12-5 in their home games this regular 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 Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings while their loss came against the Philadelphia Flyers in their last game. They lost that game on the road 4-1. Sidney Crosby scored the only goal for them in that one while Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin both assisted. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin led the team in shots on net in that game with 4 each. Louis Domingue was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 42 shots with 39 saves and a .928 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 266 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 221 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game. 

 

 

The Oilers are coming into this game as an underdog with the current betting odds. The Oilers are coming into this game playing much better than the Penguins have been recently. The Oilers are coming off of a loss in their last game but they won 4 straight prior to that loss and all 4 wins were against very good teams that will likely be in the playoffs this season. They have been scoring a lot of goals in their games recently as well and they are going up against a Penguins team that has not been playing well recently. The Penguins have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming off of a bad loss against the awful Flyers 4-1 in a game that they looked like they did not even show up for. They have struggled to play against some of the better teams in the NHL recently and they are getting an Oilers team here that has been playing very well recently starting to heat up. The Oilers will bounce back here and continue on their roll while the Penguins continue to struggle in their games failing to put a nice run together. The best bet here is on the Oilers to win this game.

 

Oilers Penguins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, April 26, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Oilers 4 Penguins 2.

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Edmonton Oilers: 119-95 (+7.8 Units) ML in all games. 55-44 (+11.3 Units) ML in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 15-9 OVER off a road blowout loss by 3 goals or more.

Pittsburgh Penguins: 45-35 (-5 Units) ML in all games. 17-17 (-8.6 Units) ML after 1 or more consecutive losses. 12-4 OVER off a blowout loss by 3 goals or more to a division rival.

 

 

Edmonton Oilers:  J. Puljujarvi (RW) Ques Tues - Illness. D. Nurse (D) Ques Tues - Lower Body injury. J. Archibald (RW) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Pittsburgh Penguins:  T. Jarry (G) Out indefinitely - Foot injury. N. Beaulieu (D) Early May - Lower Body injury.

 

 

 

“We talked before the game that this game was going to be a learning opportunity. We learned some stuff. We did generate a lot of offensive opportunities. And on a personal level, we can be sharper. We can be sharper to convert those.” - Jay Woodcroft on his team’s loss against the Blue Jackets on Sunday.

 

 

“We just weren’t good enough. I was hopeful that we were going to have a better effort.” - Mike Sullivan on his team’s loss against the Flyers on Sunday.

 

 

 

LW Kane, Evander

C McDavid, Connor

RW Yamamoto, Kailer

LD Russell, Kris

RD Ceci, Cody

G Koskinen, Mikko

 

LW Guentzel, Jake

C Crosby, Sidney

RW Rakell, Rickard

LD Dumoulin, Brian

RD Letang, Kris

G Domingue, Louis

 

 

Points: C. McDavid (118)

Goals: L. Draisaitl (55)

Assists: C. McDavid (75)

GAA: M. Smith (2.88)

 

Points: S. Crosby (84)

Goals: J. Guentzel (40)

Assists: K. Letang (58)

GAA: L. Domingue (2.02)

 

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Jay Woodcroft (Interim)

Pittsburgh Penguins: Mike Sullivan (7th season)