New York Islanders (29-28-7) vs Edmonton Oilers (37-24-4)
Game Info: Friday, March 14, 2025 at 7:30 pm (UBS Arena)
The Line: Betting Odds: New York Islanders +114 / Edmonton Oilers -135 — Over/Under: 6.5
The Edmonton Oilers and the New York Islanders meet Friday in NHL action from the UBS Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Islanders prediction.
Matchup History
The Edmonton Oilers won the lone meeting between these two teams so far this season, picking up a 4-3 OT win in Edmonton back on November 12th, 2024. The win made it 4 wins in the last 6 for the Oilers in this head-to-head matchup.
Edmonton Oilers Recap
The Edmonton Oilers come into this game looking to shake off a 3-2 loss at the hands of the New Jersey Devils last time out to slip to 37-24-4 on the year. The Oilers will play the Rangers, Hockey Club, and Jets next.
Oilers Lose Back-To-Back Games & 7 Of Last 10
Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers in scoring with 98 points including a team-high 47 goals and 51 assists while Connor McDavid has 84 points with 24 goals and 60 assists. Evan Bouchard has 52 points with 13 goals and 39 assists while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 39 points with 16 goals and 23 assists as well this season. Zach Hyman also has 37 points with 22 goals. Calvin Pickard has gone 15-7 with a 2.76 GAA and an .896 save percentage in goal for Edmonton and Stuart Skinner has gone 22-17-4 with a 2.86 GAA and an .896 save percentage this season.
Why the Edmonton Oilers will win
- The Oilers have won each of their last six night games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Islanders have lost seven of their last nine home games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Oilers have covered the puck line in five of their last six night games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Islanders have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last nine home games against Pacific Division opponents.
Edmonton Oilers Player Prop Facts
- Leon Draisaitl has scored the first goal in three of the Oilers’ last four games against the Islanders.
- Leon Draisaitl has scored at least one goal in each of the Oilers’ last eight games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Evan Bouchard has recorded at least one point in 12 of the Oilers’ last 13 night games.
- Connor McDavid has recorded at least one assist in each of the Oilers’ last nine games.
- Leon Draisaitl ranks 1st in the league for Goals (47) this season.
New York Islanders Recap
The New York Islanders come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings in their last game to sit at 29-28-7 on the year. After this game, the Islanders will welcome the Florida Panthers to town.
Islanders Drop Back-To-Back Games
Anders Lee leads the Islanders in scoring with 45 points including 25 goals and 20 assists while Kyle Palmieri has 41 points split between 20 goals and 21 assists. Bo Horvat has 43 points with 20 goals and 23 assists. Simon Holmstrom has 34 points with 14 goals and 20 assists and Maxim Tsyplakov has 27 points with 7 goals and 20 assists. Ilya Sorokin has gone 24-20-4 with a 2.77 GAA and a .906 save percentage in goal for the Islanders while Semyon Varlamov is 3-4-3 with a 2.89 GAA and an .889 save percentage this season. Marcus Hogberg has also gone 2-3 with a 1.70 GAA and a .938 save percentage as well on the year.
Why the New York Islanders will win
- The Oilers have lost each of their last five games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The home team has won each of the last seven games between the Oilers and Islanders.
- The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 11 games as favorites.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in 14 of the Oilers’ last 15 games.
New York Islanders Player Prop Facts
- Anders Lee has scored at least one goal in five of the Islanders’ last six games as home underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
- Adam Pelech has recorded an assist in four of the Islanders’ last five games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Mathew Barzal has recorded at least one point in 11 of his last 12 appearances with the Islanders as underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
- Anders Lee has the equal-most multi-goal games for the Islanders this season (3).
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Islanders’ last seven Friday games as underdogs has gone OVER the total goals line.
- Four of the Oilers’ last five road games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Islanders Prediction
I’m on the Islanders in this game. I just have no faith in Edmonton laying juice against anyone right now as they haven’t looked right since coming back from the Four Nations Face-Off break. The Islanders are a team that’s probably looking to rebuild sooner rather than later, but I still think they’re a capable team at home and I think the plus money is worth looking at here.