The Edmonton Oilers roll into Winnipeg looking to push their current winning streak to 5 games. They also look to continue to keep Jay Woodcroft to zero NHL losses. This will not be an easy task as the Winnipeg Jets have had the Edmonton Oilers number the last little while. The most memorable is being swept in the playoffs last year.
With this recent winning streak the Oilers have found themselves 3rd place in the division. They are 3 points behind the Vegas Golden Knights with 2 games in hand. They are also only 5 point behind the first place Calgary Flames.
These 3 teams are the teams I can see in a battle for the Pacific Division. Now that the Oilers are back to playing good they are back in the hunt.
This makes every game the rest of the way really important. The Oilers can’t afford to go on another long losing streak.
Edmonton Oilers Are Rolling
The good news is right now the Edmonton Oilers is everything is going good for them right now. The issues from their losing streak seem to be a thing of the past.
Goaltending has been steady and reliable. Depth scoring has been very good in comparison. Penalty kill has improved. The only part of the game that really needs to pick up is the powerplay.
After starting the season on a historical rate the powerplay is now struggling. If the Oilers can get the powerplay going again that would greatly improve their overall team.
For tonight’s game there is going to be a couple changes from last game. Mikko Koskinen will be getting the start and someone is going to have to replace and injured Jesse Puljujarvi, who is out 3-4 weeks with a lower body injury.
Edmonton Oilers Lines
ZACH HYMAN-CONNOR MCDAVID-KAILER YAMAMOTO
EVANDER KANE-LEON DRAISAITL-RYAN MCLEOD
WARREN FOEGELE-RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS-DEREK RYAN
TYLER BENSON-BRENDAN PERLINI
DARNELL NURSE-TYSON BARRIE
WILLIAM LAGESSON-CODY CECI
PHILIP BROBERG-EVAN BOUCHARD
MARKUS NIEMELAINEN
MIKKO KOSKINEN
Winnipeg Jets Lines
PAUL STASTNY-MARK SCHEIFELE-BLAKE WHEELER
KYLE CONNOR-PIERRE-LUC DUBOIS-EVGENY SVECHNIKOV
KRISTIAN VESALAINEN-ADAM LOWRY-KRISTIAN REICHEL
JANSEN HARKINS-DOMINIC TONINATO-AUSTIN POGANSKI
JOSH MORRISSEY-DYLAN DEMELO
BRENDEN DILLON-NEAL PIONK
LOGAN STANLEY-NATE SCHMIDT
CONNOR HELLEBUYCK
Pre-Game Audio
It'll be a quick trip two provinces over as the #Oilers head to Winnipeg for a matinee matchup vs. the Jets tomorrow while looking to build on a 4-0-0 record under Coach Woodcroft. @SkipTheDishes | #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/6yTNZMA6Wz
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) February 19, 2022
Game #49
Date: 2/19/2022
Opponent: Winnipeg Jets
Location: Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg
Time: 2:00PM
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Betting Odds: WynnBET
The Edmonton Oilers and the Winnipeg Jets betting odds on WynnBET have Edmonton as -1.5 point favprites tonight, while the Jets are the underdogs at +1.5. The Oilers are favoured with a Moneyline odd of -135 on the night while Winnipeg is sitting at +115. Tonight’s game is expected to be high-scoring with an over/under of 6.5 goals on the night.