Columbus Blue Jackets vs Edmonton Oilers NHL Predictions

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The Edmonton Oilers are 5th in the West with a 38-20-2 record. They have won the last 5 games and coming off a 2-1 OT win over the Boston Bruins.

Edmonton is 4th in the league with 3.53 goals per game and 10th, allowing 2.88 goals per game.

Connor McDavid is leading the league with 76 assists and is third with 99 points.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are at the bottom of the East with a 21-31-10 record.

They have lost 3 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Columbus 21st in the league, scoring 2.98 goals per game, and 31st allowing 3.66 goals per game.

Johnny Gaudreau is the best player for Columbus, with 45 points.

Key facts

• Edmonton has won 6 of the last 9 games against Columbus
• Edmonton has won 14 of the last 17 games on the road
• Edmonton has won 11 of the last 12 games against teams from the Eastern Conference

Edmonton had 16 straight wins at one point in the season and after slowing down for a couple of weeks, they have picked up their form lately. On the other hand, Columbus is one of the worst teams this season. Edmonton has to keep playing well in the last quarter of the regular season in order to make it to the playoffs and they will have no problem at all winning this game.

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Edmonton Oilers to win and total over 5.5 goals

2.28

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