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The Edmonton Oilers will be on the road to take on the Nashville Predators in a Western Conference NHL game on Tuesday (December 13).
The Oilers are doing well, as they're fourth in the Pacific Division with a 16-13-0 record. They're coming off a 2-1 road loss against the Minnesota Wild on Monday. The Predators, meanwhile, are playing at an average level this season, as they're fifth in the Central Division with a 12-11-2 record. They're on a three-game losing streak and are coming off a 1-0 overtime road loss against the St. Louis Blues on Monday.
This will be their second of three games between Edmonton and Nashville, and they play again here on December 19. The Oilers won the previous game at home 7-4 on November 1.
Edmonton Oilers vs Nashville Predators Odds
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Edmonton Oilers vs Nashville Predators Match Details
Fixture: Edmonton Oilers vs Nashville Predators
Date & Time: Tuesday, December 13, 2022; 8:00 pm EDT
Venue: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
Edmonton Oilers vs Nashville Predators Key Stats
The Edmonton Oilers have played well this season, scoring 103 goals, the fifth-most in the NHL. They have five players on the injury report, so they need to continue figuring out the lines. They have been excellent on the power play, as they have scored 32 goals on 106 power play attempts (30.19%). They have also been shooting above average with an 11.2 shooting percentage as a team.
Jack Campbell is the starting goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers and is expected to be in the net for this game. He struggled in his previous game, as he allowed five goals on 30 shots against the Minnesota Wild in a losing effort.
Campbell is 7-6-0 with a .872 save percentage and 4.12 goals allowed per game. They have given up 99 goals so far, which is 25th in the NHL right now and are less than ideal in terms of penalty kills, so they need to be better at that level as well.
The Predators, meanwhile, have been one of the worst offensive teams in the spor,t as they have posted 67 total goals, 31st-most in the NHL. They're also doing extremely poor in terms of power plays too, going 15 of 943 (15.94%). Left winger Filip Forsberg has fared well, recording 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists).
Kevin Lankinen has done decently this season as the backup goaltender for the Predators, as he's 3-3-0 with 2.28 goals allowed per game and has a .934 save percentage.
He last played on Friday night in the win over the Islanders, finishing with one goal allowed on 49 shot attempts in the game. As a team, they're allowing the seventh-fewest goals allowed (79 goals). They have been killing penalties as well, killing 72-of-92 (78.26%) of all their penalties.
Edmonton Oilers vs Nashville Predators Betting Prediction
Both teams played on Monday so they are both coming into this game a little tired. The ability to play defense could be the difference, as we already discussed the starting goaltenders here and throughout the season.
Edmonton is allowing 3.46 goals per game, while Nashville is giving up 2.88 goals per game thus far. There's a huge difference in the ability to win faceoff percentages, as the Predators (53) are seventh in the NHL, while the Oilers (49.9) are 17th. The home team has won six of their last eight games against their upcoming opponents, so go with the Predators as an underdog in this game too.
Prediction: Nashville Predators ML (+114)
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