Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild: NHL preview and betting tips

There are 7 games on the NHL schedule on Saturday. One of them will be a duel between teams from the Western Conference from opposite positions in the table. Specifically, it’s Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild. The game will take place on February 24th at 03:00 CET.

Where to watch Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild?

The Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild will take place at Rogers Place Arena as part of the Western Conference clash between teams from opposite positions in the table. The home team is the favourite for the duel, which starts at 03:00 CET.

Edmonton is the favourite

The Edmonton team is undoubtedly the favourite in this match. In addition, captain Connor McDavid has started a mighty chase for the scoring lead. Not long ago, he was almost 20 points behind the first place in the scoring. Now, however, the situation is completely different.

The Kucherov – MacKinnon duo has slowed down considerably in the points harvest, while McDavid has set his pace from last season. He may not be the king of the scorers like last season, which he left to Matthews for this one, but he is again reigning all passers and scoring regularly against the Wild. That shouldn’t change at home.

Will Minnesota surprise?

The last time the Minnesota Wild succeeded on the Oilers’ home ice was two years ago. However, it has already managed to surprise Vancouver, for example, when Kirill Kaprizov scored a hat trick and collected six points. It hasn’t worked out so well so far this season for an ambitious team fighting for the playoffs.

Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild odds

According to bookmakers, you can bet on the favourite of the duel, with odds ranging from 1.82 upwards. However, there is no shortage of surprises in recent duels. If someone would like to bet on the game not coming to a conclusion after the 3rd period, they can use the quite high odds of 4.47 for a draw.

Betting tip – Connor McDavid to score 2 or more points

Connor McDavid has scored 14 points on assists in his last 5 games alone, so it’s highly likely that he won’t be off his scoring pace in this game either. On the contrary, he could score a goal as well. You can bet on the team captain to score at least two points again in this game at odds of 1.62.