The Edmonton Oilers (32-15-3) are big home favorites (-265 moneyline odds to win) against the Detroit Red Wings (24-21-5, +215 moneyline odds). Thursday’s contest starts at 9:00 PM ET from Rogers Place on ESPN+.

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Oilers vs. Red Wings Betting Lines

• Favorite: Oilers (-265)
• Underdog: Red Wings (+215)
• Over/under: 6.5

Oilers vs. Red Wings Quick Facts

• Edmonton and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 21 of 50 games this season.
• In 40.0% of Detroit’s previous games this season (20/50), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• Thursday’s over/under is 0.3 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.2 for these two teams.
• The 5.8 goals per game that these two teams concede combined are 0.7 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Oilers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Oilers Season Stat Insights

• The Oilers’ 166 goals this season make them the seventh-best scoring team in the NHL.
• On defense, Edmonton is one of the best units in NHL competition, conceding 135 total goals to rank sixth.
• The team has the league’s eighth-best goal differential at +31 this season.
• The 30 power-play goals Edmonton has recorded this season (on 123 chances) rank 15th in the league.
• The Oilers have the league’s eighth-best power-play conversion rate at 24.39%.
• Edmonton has scored a total of two shorthanded goals this season.
• The Oilers kill 77.39% of their opponent’s power plays, the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Oilers win the third-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 52.5%.
• Edmonton scores on 10.4% of its shots as a team, ranking 18th in the league.
• The Oilers have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 13 hits and 14 blocked shots per game.

Oilers Moneyline

• Through 45 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Edmonton has won 28 of those games.
• The Oilers have a record of 7-4 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -265.
• The moneyline odds imply that Edmonton has a 72.6% chance of winning this game.

Oilers Leaders

• Leon Draisaitl: 35 goals and 40 assists
• Connor McDavid: 21 goals and 45 assists
• Evan Bouchard: eight goals and 29 assists
• Stuart Skinner: 19-11-3 record, .902 save percentage, 87 goals conceded

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Red Wings Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Red Wings Season Stats Insights

• The Red Wings have the league’s 20th-ranked scoring offense (142 total goals, 2.8 per game).
• Detroit’s 156 total goals given up (3.1 per game) rank 21st in the NHL.
• They have a -14 goal differential, which ranks 20th in the league.
• Detroit has put up 43 power-play goals this season (second-most in the NHL) on 151 chances.
• The Red Wings’ power-play conversion rate (28.48%) ranks third-best in the league.
• Detroit has scored two shorthanded goals this season (23rd among all NHL teams).
• The 69.6% of opponent power plays the Red Wings kill is the 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Red Wings win 50.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the 18th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• The 10.7% shooting percentage Detroit has compiled ranks 11th in the league.
• The Red Wings have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Red Wings Moneyline Insights

• This season the Red Wings have 17 wins in the 36 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Detroit’s moneyline odds have been +215 or longer in two games this season, and it split 1-1.
• The moneyline in this contest implies a 31.7% chance for the Red Wings to win.

Red Wings Leaders

• Lucas Raymond: 20 goals and 36 assists
• Dylan Larkin: 21 goals and 26 assists
• Alex DeBrincat: 21 goals and 18 assists
• Cam Talbot: 14-10-2 record, .905 save percentage, 73 goals conceded