Boston Bruins vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction 12/31/2025 Today’s NHL Picks
Chris Ruffolo
Dec 27, 2025; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) skates during the warmup period against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images
MATCHUP
Boston Bruins
Edmonton Oilers
Team Records
20-18-2
20-14-6
Spread
+1.5 -155
-1.5 130
Moneyline
+170
-205
Total
Over 6.5 (100)
Under 6.5 (-120)
Where
Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB
When
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Time
09:30 PM EST
TV
ESPN+
The Boston Bruins and the Edmonton Oilers meet Wednesday in NHL action from Rogers Place. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Boston Bruins vs. Edmonton Oilers prediction.
Boston Bruins Recap
The Boston Bruins come into this game looking to bounce back from a 2-1 OT loss at the hands of the Calgary Flames last time out to drop to 20-18-2 this season. After this game, Boston will head on the road for a game against the Vancouver Canucks.
Bruins Lose 6 In A Row
David Pastrnak leads the Bruins in scoring with 41 points including 15 goals and a team-high 26 assists while Morgan Geekie has 40 points with a team-high 25 goals and 15 assists and Pavel Zacha has 26 points with 10 goals and 16 assists. Charlie McAvoy has 18 assists while Elias Lindholm has 23 points with 5 goals and 18 assists. Jeremy Swayman’s gone 14-10-2 with a 2.87 GAA and a .903 save percentage in goal for the Bruins while Joonas Korpisalo is 6-8 with a 3.60 GAA and an .882 save percentage so far this season.
Edmonton Oilers Recap
The Edmonton Oilers come into this game looking to add on to their 3-1 win over Winnipeg last time out to sit at 20-14-6 this season. After this game, Edmonton will take on the Philadelphia Flyers at home.
Oilers Win 7 Of Last 10
Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 69 points including 24 goals and a team-high 45 assists while Leon Draisaitl has 56 points with a team-high 20 goals and 36 assists. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 32 points with 11 goals and 21 assists while Evan Bouchard has 37 points with 7 goals and 30 assists. Jack Roslovic also has 19 points with 11 goals and 8 assists and Zach Hyman has 21 points with 11 goals and 10 assists as well this season. Calvin Pickard is 4-5-2 with a 3.70 GAA and an .874 save percentage and Connor Ingram is 2-1 with a 2.35 ERA and a .915 save percentage while Tristan Jarry is 3-0 with a 3.08 GAA and an .887 save percentage in goal for Edmonton this season.
Boston Bruins @ Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends: December 31, 2025
Why the Edmonton Oilers will win
The Bruins have lost 14 of their last 15 night games against Pacific Division opponents.
The Oilers have won each of their last four games against the Bruins.
The Bruins have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six games.
The Oilers have covered the puck line in six of their last seven games against the Bruins following a road win.
The Oilers have won the second period in each of their last seven games when leading after the first period.
Why the Boston Bruins will win
The Oilers have lost four of their last five games as favorites following a road win.
The road team has won 10 of the last 11 games between the Bruins and Oilers.
The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Bruins’ last seven games at Rogers Place.
The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games at Rogers Place following a road win.
The Bruins have won the third period in eight of their last nine road games when leading after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
Seven of the last eight games between the Bruins and Oilers have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Six of the Bruins’ last seven night games at Rogers Place have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Seven of the last eight Wednesday night games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Oilers’ last 11 games as favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Bruins’ last three road games against the Oilers.
Edmonton Oilers Player Prop Facts
Connor McDavid has scored a goal in each of the Oilers’ last three games against the Bruins.
Evan Bouchard has recorded at least one assist in nine of the Oilers’ last 10 home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
Connor McDavid ranks 1st in the league for Points (69) this season.
Boston Bruins Player Prop Facts
Elias Lindholm has scored a goal in each of his five previous Wednesday appearances against the Oilers.
Charlie McAvoy has recorded at least one assist in four of his last five appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
Morgan Geekie ranks T2nd in the league for Goals (25) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
The Edmonton Oilers rank 1st in the league in power play percentage this season (34.86%).
The Edmonton Oilers rank 3rd in the league for goals per game this season (3.38).
The Boston Bruins rank 25th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.28).
The Boston Bruins rank 8th in the league in power play percentage this season (24.58%).
Boston Bruins vs. Edmonton Oilers Prediction
I’m on the Oilers here. I just can’t get behind Edmonton until they get this train back on track and Edmonton is not the team you want to have defensive issues against when they have Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl waiting in the wings to do damage. I think that Edmonton takes advantage of their spot here and gets it done so give me Edmonton here.
