Edmonton Oilers vs Boston Bruins: NHL preview and betting tips

There are 5 NHL games on Thursday. One of them will be an inter-conference duel from the higher ranks of the table. Specifically, it is the Edmonton Oilers vs. Boston Bruins. The game will take place on February 22 at 04:00 CET.

Where to watch Edmonton Oilers vs Boston Bruins?

The Edmonton Oilers vs Boston Bruins will take place at Rogers Place Arena as part of the inter-conference clash between the teams that are at the top of the table in their respective conferences. The home team is the slight favourite. The game starts at 04:00 CET.

Edmonton is undefeated at home

Edmonton is only in 6th place in the Western Conference, but for the last two months they are the best team in the NHL. Of course, this was helped by a 16-game winning streak and the Oilers only missed equaling the NHL’s historical record by one win.

They have not known the bitterness of defeat at home for 8 games in a row, in which they have scored 35 goals. At home, virtually anyone is capable of deciding a game, starting with McDavid, Draisaitl or Kane. In addition, captain Connor McDavid has sparked the chase of the two scoring leaders – Kucherov and MacKinnon.

Boston can take on Edmonton

These two teams have only played each other in five meetings in the last six years, and Boston has come out of those duels as the winner four times. Each season is completely different, of course, but the Bruins have beaten the Oilers even during McDavid’s reign. In addition, captain Marchand hasn’t been doing too well in recent games.

David Pastrnak woke up from his shooting lethargy in the last game. Charlie McAvoy is also playing well. If the Bruins defense can keep McDavid, who has turned into a distributor of final passes in the last few games, the team has a chance to score again.

Edmonton Oilers vs Boston Bruins odds

According to the odds, the bookmakers favor the home team, this is due to the not very convincing form of the last games of the away team. For Edmonton, on the other hand, the home record speaks for them. It is possible that the match could go to extra time and the odds here are 3.85.

Betting tip – Connor McDavid to score

The captain of the home team has been on a scoring spree again in the last couple of games. He has pushed past David Pastrnak in the scoring, who he has pushed to 4th place and is significantly closing the points gap on the scoring leaders. In addition, McDavid is scoring the most goals in home games, with five goals during the home winning streak. You can bet on him to score again in tonight’s game at odds of 2.05.