The Edmonton Oilers roll into Nashville looking to rebound after an embarrassing loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. The Oilers got manhandled by the strong forecheck of the Minnesota Wild. A game like that goes to show that there is still work to be done if the Oilers want to become a contender.
They can start that tonight against a Nashville team that looks like they are going to end up in a wildcard spot. The Nashville Predators are playing pretty inconsistently right now going 5-4-1 in their last 10 games, while the Edmonton Oilers are 7-2-1 in their last 10.
So far this season the Edmonton Oilers have won both games 3-2SO on January 27th and 5-3 on November 3rd both of these games were played in Edmonton. This will be the first time the Oilers are in Nashville, since before COVID. In the past Nashville has been pretty rough for the Oilers. They look to change that today.
The Edmonton Oilers should be the hungier team coming out of the gate tonight considering how badly they played last game. I would look for a quick start from the Oilers tonight. If they do get a lead hopefully they can keep the pressure on and skate to an easy win.
Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines
I wouldn’t expect to many changes in the lineup from the game on Tuesday. One change I would expect is a change between the pipes, expect Mike Smith to start tonight.
Oilers lineup in Minnesota tonight:
— Tony Brar (@TonyBrarOTV) April 12, 2022
Kane - McDavid - Puljujarvi
Hyman - Draisaitl - Yamamoto
Foegele - Nugent-Hopkins - Ryan
Brassard - McLeod - Kassian
Nurse - Ceci
Keith - Bouchard
Kulak - Barrie
Koskinen#Oilers
Nashville Predators Projected Lines
FILIP FORSBERG-RYAN JOHANSEN-PHILIP TOMASINO
EELI TOLVANEN-MIKAEL GRANLUND-MATT DUCHENE
YAKOV TRENIN-COLTON SISSONS-TANNER JEANNOT
NICK COUSINS-CODY GLASS-LUKE KUNIN
ROMAN JOSI-DANTE FABBRO
MATTIAS EKHOLM-ALEXANDRE CARRIER
MARK BOROWIECKI-JEREMY LAUZON
JUUSE SAROS
Pre-Game Audio
"He's put a lot of work in recently to feel good at the right time of year."
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) April 14, 2022
Coach Woodcroft on Mike Smith as the goaltender gets set to tend the twine tonight vs. the Predators.@Enterprise | #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/csxU28Q9bK
Game #75
Date: 4/14/2022
Opponent: Nashville Predators
Location: Bridgestone Arena
Time: 6:00 PM
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Betting Odds: WynnBET
The Edmonton Oilers and the Nashville Predators betting odds on WynnBET have Edmonton as +1.5 point underdogs tonight, while the Predators are the favorites at -1.5. Nashville is favored with a Moneyline odd of -125 on the night while the Oilers are sitting at +105. Tonight’s game is expected to be high-scoring with an over/under of 6.0 goals on the night.