Oilers vs. Flames: NHL Picks and Predictions

The Oilers and Flames open up an important two games series for the final playoff spot in the North Division. The Oilers are currently ahead of the Flames, but a sweep from the Flames in this two-game series would see them surpass Edmonton. Meanwhile, an Oilers sweep would give them a comfortable seven-point lead over Calgary.

Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames

Friday, February 19th, 2021 – 9:00 PM EST at Scotiabank Saddledome

Preview

The Oilers seek yet another win in the NHL tonight following their impressive form recently, which saw them win seven of their last nine games. The Edmonton team is averaging 3.5 goals per game this season, but it has also allowed an average of 3.3 goals. They rely heavily on their three-star men when it comes to winning hockey games. Leon Draisaitl has 10 goals so far this season. Connor McDavid leads the league in points and assists, with a total of 32 points and 23 assists. McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins are both inside the Top 5 of the entire NHL in shots per game. Nugent with 64 and McDavid with 73.

The Calgary Flames have a very solid team, their issue this season has been consistency. Their leading scorer thus far this season is Johnny Gaudreau, with 9 goals from 16 games. Gaudreau also has the most points for the team with a total of 16 points. Calgary was humbled the last time out in a 5-1 loss to Vancouver, which also saw their goaltender get pulled. They will no doubt be up for this game tonight.

The last time these two teams met, the Flames came out with a 6-4 victory. Edmonton will look to even the score tonight. That night, the Oilers did have four more shots on goal than Calgary and also had two more power plays than their opponents.

Team Trends

*Trends should never be your main source of information when it comes to making your NHL betting picks. These are merely guidelines and mostly irrelevant information, but nonetheless, they can be interesting to read.

Edmonton Oilers

• Edmonton is 4-1 in their last 5 NHL games.
• The NHL totals have gone under in 4 of the Oilers last 5 games.
• The total has gone over in 10 of Edmonton's last 14 games when playing on the road against Calgary.

The #Oilers were able to split their two-game set vs. Winnipeg with McDavid (500 points) & Coach Tippett (600 wins) hitting milestones in the process in the 3-2 victory. pic.twitter.com/GV8wZKtf7t

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) February 18, 2021

Calgary Flames

• The total has gone over in 4 of the last five games between the Oilers and Calgary.
• Calgary is 4-2 in their last 6 games.
• The total has gone over in 10 of Edmonton's last 14 games when playing on the road against Calgary.

.@BParkerTV and @MattStajan18 break down tonight's game vs. the Canucks. pic.twitter.com/Y3OEuHe7OJ

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) February 18, 2021

What Are The Betting Odds and Current Lines?

• The Calgary Flames opened up at -142, but have since drifted into -118 with Intertops (visit our Intertops Review).

• Edmonton are best priced on the moneyline at +107 with BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review).

• Interestingly, the puckline opened at -1 for the Flames (+185) and since has moved to -1.5, but the odds haven’t changed and it still remains +185.

• The over/under opened up at 6.5 with the juice towards the under at -130, the hockey odds have since drifted into -115.

• Should you wish to take the over, it is best priced up at +105 with BetOnline.

Prediction

The Flames have had the upper hand against Edmonton in recent games, winning 7 of the last 10, our biggest issue is the lack of consistency with this Flames team, as well as the fact we are getting the team playing better hockey right now at plus money.

The Oilers is the pick for this game at +107, and there is money coming in for them as they started out at +122. Of course, this does mean we can now get a better price with the Flames, currently -120, compared to their opening odds of -142. Give us McDavid and Co. to get the job done tonight in Calgary at plus money.

As for our official pick for this game we have to look at the total line, although it's set very high at 6.5, it's this high for a reason. The Oilers have a very shaky defense and a very powerful offense. Meanwhile, Calgary has a happy medium of good defense and offense, so they should be able to put up at least 3 goals on this Oilers defense.

With your NHL picks, take the over in this game as we see Edmonton stealing this game in a 5-3 victory over their Canadian rivals.

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*The pick reflects the line at the moment the writer made the play, the odds at the beginning of this article show the live line movement. Since the lines might vary, don’t forget to refer back to our live odds.

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