The Edmonton Oilers visit the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday, October 19 at 7:30 PM ET. The game airs on ESPN+ and Hulu.
Edmonton won 6-1 on the road its last time out on October 17 against the Nashville Predators.
Philadelphia won at home in its most recent game on October 17, 2-0 over the Vancouver Canucks.
To prepare for this showdown, here is everything you need to prepare for Thursday’s action.
Edmonton Oilers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Oilers (-209)
- Underdog: Flyers (+172)
- Over/under: 6.5
Oilers Stats and Trends
- The Oilers were a moneyline favorite 74 times last season, and went 43-31 in those games.
- Edmonton went 17-7 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -209 or shorter.
- The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Oilers a 67.6% chance to win.
- Edmonton’s games last season went over this matchup’s total of 6.5 goals 62 times.
- The Oilers’ 325 total goals (4.0 per game, with 6.6 assists per contest) led the league last season.
- Defensively, the Oilers gave up 256 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 17th in NHL play.
- The NHL-leading 89 power-play goals the Oilers scored last season came via 275 power-play chances.
Flyers Stats and Trends
- The Flyers were an underdog in 67 games last season, with 22 upset wins (32.8%).
- Philadelphia had 37 games last season as an underdog by +172 or longer, and went 9-28.
- Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Flyers have a 36.8% chance to win.
- Philadelphia played 40 games last season that ended with over 6.5 goals.
- The Flyers had 220 goals last season (2.7 per game), 29th in the league.
- The Flyers allowed 276 total goals (3.4 per game), 23rd in the league.
- The Flyers had 35 power-play goals (31st in NHL) on 225 chances.
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