Edmonton Oilers vs Utah Hockey Club: Game preview, predictions, and odds | November 29, 2024

The Edmonton Oilers are on the road to play the Utah Hockey Club on Friday, November 29 at 9 p.m. ET. Edmonton (11-9-2) is coming off a 6-2 win over New York on Saturday. Utah (9-10-3) is coming off a 3-2 road OT win over Montreal on Tuesday.

Oilers vs Hockey Club: Head-to-head & key stats

• This is the first time Edmonton is playing Utah
• The Oilers are 6-3-1 on the road
• Utah is 4-4-1 at home
• Edmonton is averaging 2.9 goals per game
• The Hockey Club is allowing 3.13 goals per game
• The Oilers are allowing 3.13 goals per game
• Utah is averaging 2.7 goals per game

Edmonton Oilers vs Utah Hockey Club: Preview

Edmonton is coming off a big win over the Rangers to return to the win column. Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers with 30 points, followed by Connor McDavid with 28, Evan Bouchard with 15, and Mattias Ekholm with 10. The Oilers will likely start Stuart Skinner who's 7-6-2 with a 3.23 GAA and a .882 SV%.

Utah, meanwhile, picked up an OT win over Montreal to go 2-2 in their Eastern Conference road trip. The Hockey Club will likely start Connor Ingram who's 6-4-3 with a 3.61 GAA and a .871 SV%. In his career against Edmonton, he's 1-2-1 with a 4.48 GAA and a .856 SV%.

Dylan Guenther leads Utah with 20 points, followed by Clayton Keller with 20, Logan Cooley with 17, and Nick Schmaltz with 17.

Oilers vs Utah: Odds & Prediction

Edmonton is a -166 favorite while Utah is a +138 underdog. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Oilers are starting to find their groove as the offense is starting to click so this is a good spot for Edmonton to go on the road and get a big win.

Utah has struggled to score at times this season, as the Hockey Club won't be able to keep up with Edmonton's high-flying offense to get a big win here.

Prediction: Oilers 4, Utah 2.

Oilers vs Hockey Club: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Edmonton ML (-166)

Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals (-130)