Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights Betting Pick & Prediction 5/14/25
The Oilers and Golden Knights are set to face off at 9:30 ET on ESPN. The Golden Knights will host the game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The over/under for this matchup is currently set at 6.5 goals and the Golden Knights are the -1.5 favorite to win at home vs. the Oilers.
EDMONTON OILERS VS VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Vegas Golden Knights -1.5
This game will be played at T-Mobile Arena at 9:30 ET on Wednesday, May 14th.
WHY BET THE VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS:
- The Golden Knights enter this game as 1.5-goal favorites and in our projections and we anticipate them winning by a score of 4-3.
- Take the Golden Knights on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Oilers (+1.5)
Will the Oilers Make it Happen on the Road?
With a 4-2 win over the Flames, the Oilers moved to 48-29-5 this season. Edmonton covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, and the total of 6 goals fell just short of the 6.5 set before the game.
All four of Edmonton’s goals came from different players. They led 2-0 before the Flames tied it up, but Zach Hyman’s goal in the third period put the Oilers ahead for good. Mattias Janmark added an empty-netter to seal the victory.
Edmonton’s offense fired 31 shots on goal and scored four times in their 4-2 victory over Calgary. Leon Draisaitl netted his 9th goal of the season and added two assists, bringing his assist total to 8. Zach Hyman picked up his 3rd goal of the year, while Mattias Janmark added his 2nd with an empty-netter. The Oilers’ first goal came just 20 seconds into the game.
Edmonton scored twice in the first period and went scoreless in the second before Hyman’s power-play goal in the third. The Oilers ended up with 10 giveaways in the game.
Stuart Skinner made 29 saves with a 93.5% save percentage, helping the Oilers win 4-2. Defensively, Edmonton had 25 blocks and 2 takeaways. They’ll look to tighten up after giving up goals at 4:33 in the 2nd and 4:28 in the 3rd.
Will the Golden Knights Pull Through as the Favored Home Team?
With a 4-3 overtime win against the Mammoth, Vegas improved to 50-22-10. The Golden Knights were favored on the puck line, but failed to cover. The total was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals went over.
Vegas fell behind 2-0 before rallying with four different players finding the net. Brett Howden scored the game-winner at 2:15 into overtime.
Vegas fired 35 shots on goal in their 4-3 overtime win against Utah, with Brett Howden netting his 6th goal of the season at 2:15 into overtime. William Karlsson added his 2nd goal of the year, while Pavel Dorofeyev scored his 7th and Noah Hanifin found the net for the 2nd time this season.
Hanifin also contributed two assists, bringing his season total to 5. The Golden Knights were held scoreless in the first period before Dorofeyev got them on the board at 4:54 into the second period.
Defensively, the Golden Knights will look to improve after allowing the first two goals in their previous game, as well as a late equalizer at 13:10 in the 3rd period. Adin Hill made 16 saves with a save percentage of 84.2%. The defense also recorded 10 takeaways and 22 hits.