Edmonton took a 2-0 series lead with a 2-1 win on Friday as Cam Talbot had 39 saves and Andrej Sekera and Patrick Maroon scored for the Oilers. John Gibson had 21 saves for the Ducks. The Oilers defense has been stout all season (2.4 goals per game at home) and has picked things up in the playoffs (2.2 allowed per game). Anaheim manages just 2.5 goals per game on the road. Since the mid-way point of this season, Edmonton is 16-8 vs. winning teams. They are also 26-11 in division contests. The Oilers are 46-35 UNDER this season, and Anaheim is 38-30 UNDER. Gibson has a 2.22 goals-against average and .924 save percentage with six shutouts. Talbot is 42-22-8 with a 2.39 GAA, and he has allowed eight goals his last four starts with the Oilers winning all of them. Edmonton is 34-16-6 UNDER its last 56 home games and 31-15-5 UNDER following a win. Also, Anaheim has stayed UNDER 16 of its last 21 games at Edmonton and 27 of the last 37 meetings overall, including 5-2-2 UNDER the last nine games between these teams. Look for another low-scoring battle. Play the Oilers and the UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on April 30, 2017 at 10:44AM ET.
NHL
Anaheim at Edmonton
April 30, 2017
7:10 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Edmonton -120 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 2.75)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
2 units on Game Total UNDER 5 +110 (risk 2 to return 4.2)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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