Edmonton @ DALLAS
Edmonton -½ +147 over DALLAS

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Posted at 11:30 AM EST.

2:00 PM EST. Regulation only. Dallas returns home from a 3-game trip after losing all three games. We’re not going to attack the Stars, as they are much improved from last year, especially on the defensive end, where Coach Ken Hitchcock has put his mark on a team that didn’t play defense under the previous staff. The Stars only allowed 28, 29 and 28 shots on net respectively against Carolina, Florida and Tampa Bay but between Ben Bishop and Kari Lehtonen, the pair allowed 15 goals against. Lehtonen is the confirmed goaltender for this one. When you have weak goaltending, it deflates everyone on the team. Dallas battled back from a 2-0 deficit in Florida to take a 3-2 lead into the third period but they couldn’t hold it. In the shootout, Dallas went first and scored but Lehtonen allowed two of three shooters to score and Dallas lost. In Carolina, Dallas and the ‘Canes were tied going to the third but four unanswered goals on nine shots on Ben Bishop allowed Carolina to put the Stars away. In the final game of said trip in Tampa, the shots on net were even but the Bolts won 6-1. Dallas will also play its fourth game in six nights here and Edmonton is not the team to be tired against.

Weak goaltending is precisely what the doctor ordered for the Oilers to play against but no matter how you break it down and aside from its last game against St. Louis, Edmonton is playing well enough to win a lot more games than they are. The Oilers have run into their fair share of hot goaltending this season so perhaps they’ll get a break here. Regardless, Connor McDavid is a true leader in every sense of the word. This guy hates to lose more than anyone but more importantly, the losing hasn’t broken his spirit. The Oilers have lost three of four games with only win over that span occurring against expansion Vegas but we’re not about to give up them yet because the metrics say not to. Edmonton is still a top-5 possession team that continues to create more chances than most. Being on the road here might also be beneficial, as they get away from all the scrutiny they’re taking in Edmonton. The Oil will go on a run at some point and as long as prices are being offered on them or when they are evenly priced as they are here, we’re happy to stick with them.

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Our Pick

Edmonton -½ +147 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 2.94)

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