Utah Hockey Club vs Edmonton Oilers Betting Pick & Prediction 3/18/25
The Hockey Club and Oilers are set to face off at 9:00 ET on ESPN. The Oilers will host the game at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB. The over/under goal line for this matchup is currently at 6 goals, and the Oilers are -1.5 goal favorite to win at home against the Hockey Club.
UTAH HOCKEY CLUB VS EDMONTON OILERS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Edmonton Oilers -1.5
This game will be played at Rogers Place at 9:00 ET on Tuesday, March 18th.
WHY BET THE EDMONTON OILERS:
- Coming in as 1.5 goal favorites, our projections have the Oilers picking up a 4-3 win.
- Take the Oilers on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Hockey Club (+1.5)
Do the Hockey Club Have What it Takes in Edmonton?
Utah Hockey Club fell to 30-26-11 after a 4-3 road loss to the Golden Knights. Utah led 2-0 before Vegas responded with four unanswered goals. The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals went over that mark. Utah, as underdogs on the puck line, failed to cover.
Logan Cooley opened the scoring for Utah at 11:52 in the first period. Ian Cole added another goal at 12:00 in the second period, but Vegas tied it up with two goals in the second and went on to score twice more to secure the win.
Utah Hockey Club scored three times in their 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights. Logan Cooley netted his second goal of the season, while Ian Cole added his first on his only shot on goal. Alexander Kerfoot scored his second goal of the year, tying the game 3-3 in the third period.
Nick Bjugstad picked up two assists, bringing his season total to two. Cooley also added his eighth assist on Cole’s goal. Utah managed 19 shots on goal but went scoreless on the power play.
Utah’s defense gave up the first goal at the 4:54 mark of the 2nd period, and they allowed the game-winner just 2:15 into overtime. Connor Ingram finished with 31 saves and a save percentage of 88.6%. Defensively, Utah recorded 8 takeaways and 21 hits.
Do the Oilers Have What it Takes at Home?
Edmonton’s 4-2 win over the Flames moved them to 39-24-4 this season. The Oilers covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, and the total was set at 6.5 goals, with the combined score of 6 falling just short of that number.
All four of Edmonton’s goals came from different players, and they took the lead just 20 seconds into the game. The Flames tied it up in the third period, but Zach Hyman’s goal at 9:50 put the Oilers ahead for good. Mattias Janmark added an empty-netter with 3 seconds remaining to seal the win.
Edmonton’s offense fired 31 shots on goal and scored four times in their 4-2 win over Calgary. Leon Draisaitl netted his 9th goal of the season and added two assists, bringing his assist total to 8. Zach Hyman scored his 3rd goal and picked up his 2nd assist.
The Oilers struck twice in the first period, with Draisaitl’s opening goal coming just 20 seconds into the game. Hyman later added a power-play goal in the third period, and Mattias Janmark sealed the win with an empty-netter, his 2nd goal of the season.
Edmonton’s defense gave up two goals, with both coming late in the 2nd and 3rd periods. The first was a power-play goal at 15:27 in the 2nd, and the second came at 15:32 in the 3rd. Goalie Stuart Skinner made 29 saves with a 93.5% save percentage. The Oilers’ defense also recorded 2 takeaways and 19 hits.