Oilers vs Penguins: Date, Time, Streaming, Betting Odds, Keys, and More

Connor McDavid #97, Edmonton Oilers Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports
Connor McDavid #97, Edmonton Oilers Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports

The Edmonton Oilers have a tough matchup tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins at home, beating the Penguins is critical to continuing the hot streak the team has been on so far this year.

Three of the five losses the Oilers have had this season have come at the hands of teams in the eastern conference. Tonight is another matchup against an eastern conference team that the Oilers would like to send home without a victory.

Let’s jump in with a brief preview of the Penguins:

The Pittsburgh Penguins started the year off hot before middling out the past couple of weeks. They come to Edmonton tonight on a two-game losing streak losing to the Calgary Flames on Monday and the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. They are currently on game two of a five-game road trip and their next matchup after tonight’s game will take them to Vancouver to play the Canucks.

So far this season the Penguins have been led by Jake Guentzel who has 19 points in 21 games including nine goals, and they also have been the beneficiary of a bounce-back season from 26-year-old netminder Tristan Jarry. Jarry has 10 wins on the year and has backstopped the team to a .938 save percentage and a goals-against average of 1.85, not bad numbers for a goalie who struggled last year.

The Penguins have a lot to prove tonight and the Oilers have a lot of players missing with injuries, including guys like Darnell Nurse, Cody Ceci, and Duncan Keith.

Here are the projected lineups for tonight from NHL.com:

The Pittsburgh Penguins:

Jake Guentzel — Sidney Crosby — Evan Rodrigues

Jason Zucker — Jeff Carter — Kasperi Kapanen

Zach Aston-Reese — Teddy Blueger — Brock McGinn

Dominik Simon — Sam Lafferty — Danton Heinen

Brian Dumoulin — Kris Letang

Marcus Pettersson — John Marino

Mike Matheson — Chad Ruhwedel

Tristan Jarry

The Edmonton Oilers:

Zach Hyman — Connor McDavid — Zack Kassian

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Leon Draisaitl — Kailer Yamamoto

Warren Foegele — Ryan McLeod — Jesse Puljujarvi

Tyler Benson — Derek Ryan — Colton Sceviour

Kris Russell — Tyson Barrie

William Lagesson — Evan Bouchard

Markus Niemelainen — Philip Broberg

Mikko Koskinen

While the Oilers are facing a lot of tough injuries there is no doubt they can still hang in this game tonight. Let’s go over the utilities and the betting odds for the game.

Game #21 Pittsburgh Penguins

Date: 12/1/2021

Opponent: Pittsburgh Penguins

Location: Edmonton

Time: 8 PM MT

TV: TNT

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Betting Odds: WynnBET

The Edmonton Oilers and the Pittsburgh Penguins betting odds on WynnBET have Edmonton as -1.5 point favorites tonight, while Pittsburgh is the underdog at +1.5. The Oilers are the favorite with a Moneyline odd of -120 on the night while Pittsburgh is sitting at +110. Tonight’s game is expected to be high-scoring with an over/under of 6 goals on the night.