Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames - 4/10/21 NHL Picks and Prediction
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Calgary Flames (16-21-3) vs Edmonton Oilers (25-14-2)
Game Info: Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 10:00 pm (Scotiabank Saddledome)
Betting Odds: Calgary Flames +110 / Edmonton Oilers -130 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames meet Saturday in NHL action at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Edmonton Oilers look for a win after winning seven of their last 10 games. The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 26.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Connor McDavid leads Edmonton with 23 goals, Leon Draisaitl has 39 assists and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 104 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 78.8 percent of their opponents power plays. Mikko Koskinen has allowed 61 goals on 630 shots faced and Mike Smith has allowed 47 goals on 606 shots.
The Calgary Flames need a win after losing eight of their last nine games. The Calgary Flames are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 19.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Johnny Gaudreau leads Calgary with 13 goals, Elias Lindholm has 24 assists and Matthew Tkachuk has 111 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 80 percent of their opponents power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 81 goals on 798 shots faced and David Rittich has allowed 36 goals on 374 shots.
The Oilers are 4-0 in their last 4 games playing on 1 days rest and 20-7 in their last 27 games as a favorite. The Flames are 1-5 in their last 6 home games and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The under is 6-0 in Oilers last 6 overall. The under is 5-2-2 in Flames last 9 overall. The Oilers are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings. The home team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. The favorite is 39-19 in the last 58 meetings.
The Edmonton Oilers enter this contest playing easily the better hockey and they still don't get a ton of respect from oddsmakers. The Oilers have been money in the favorite role and they've won five of the seven meetings against the Flames this season. The Calgary Flames can't get out of their own way and playing at home hasn't helped much. The Oilers are comfortably the better team here and have proven that multiple times this season. Give me the road team and the cheap price.
Randy’s Pick Edmonton Oilers -130
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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