The New York Rangers (10-7-1) and Edmonton Oilers (12-3-3) meet in a Monday contest in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The opening faceoff at Rogers Place will be at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let's analyze NHL odds around the Rangers vs. Oilers odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Edmonton leads 1-0 with 4-1 win Nov. 1 in New York
New York last played Saturday, defeating the Seattle Kraken 4-3 (Over 6.5) as a -135 road favorite. The Rangers built a 4-0 lead through 2 periods before allowing a trio of goals in the third. The victory marked New York's third straight after a 4-game losing streak from Oct. 22-Nov. 1. Monday's tussle marks the second stop on a 4-game road trip that concludes Thursday in Vancouver.
The Oilers also played
their most recent game Saturday. Edmonton defeated the +295 Vancouver Canucks 4-2 (Under 6.5). C Leon Draisaitl filed 2 goals and an assist, while C Connor McDavid collected 3 assists. The victory snapped a 2-game skid. Edmonton has scored 4 goals in 5 of its last 6 games.
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Rangers at Oilers odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Rangers +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Oilers -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rangers +1.5 (-175) | Oilers -1.5 (+145)
- Over/Under (O/U): Over 6.5 (-110) | Under 6.5 (-110)
Rangers at Oilers projected goalies
Joonas Korpisalo (1-0-0, 3.05 GAA, .893 SV%) vs. Devon Levi (7-1-0, 2.97 GAA, .889 SV%)
Korpisalo made 25 saves while allowing 3 goals Saturday in Seattle. The 32-year-old held the Kraken scoreless through 2 periods before their late rally. It marked his season debut after a foot infection delayed his first appearance. Korpisalo went 14-9-6 with a 3.15 GAA and an .894 SV% last season.
Levi stopped 20 of 22 shots in Saturday's win over Vancouver. The 24-year-old returned after missing 7 games with a lower-body injury.
Rangers at Oilers picks and predictions
Prediction
Rangers 5, Oilers 4
Moneyline
The Oilers are 2-2-1 across their last 5 home games, and 2 of those 3 setbacks were filed against sub-.500 clubs. New York -- which went 3-1-0 in its first Western road swing last fall -- is 3-1-0 at Edmonton since 2023.
From an even-strength, expected-goals standpoint, the Rangers have been a better club the last 3 weeks. The Blueshirts have upped their production in getting high-danger looks. That has led to New York logging less-than-3 goals just once since Oct. 19.
That one time was in the Nov. 1 Edmonton-at-New York tilt, and if Korpisalo goes for the Rangers that does inject a bit of a question mark in goal. But New York's return on this line is solid enough, and the Oilers figure to be too far out over their skis with the 12-3-3 mark.
BACK THE RANGERS (+135).
Puck line/Against the spread
No interest; PASS.
Over/Under
The Over has cashed in the last 2 series meetings at Edmonton. The Over is 3-0 across the Rangers' last 3 road tilts.
Neither side has its best foot forward in goal. Korpisalo, in particular, does have a recent history of early-season road struggles. The expected-goals numbers for both clubs are bullish on more overall volume (more goals for and against), and we can add in a dangerous Edmonton power play (33.8%, third NHL). The 20.8% New York PP ranks 19th, but it has scored goals in back-to-back games and is facing an Oilers penalty kill (75%) that ranks outside the top-20.
Schedule-wise, Edmonton has thus far played a slate tilted toward above-average defensive clubs.
The OVER 6.5 (-110) has leverage.
Best prop bet
TAKE UNDER 3.5 FIRST-PERIOD GOALS (-118).
The overall game leans Over, but both sides have logged a lot of low-volume counts in the first period. The Rangers are averaging 0.89 goals per opening period; defensively, the Oilers have allowed just 0.50 goals in the first. The corresponding numbers for the Edmonton offense, New York defense are 1.22 and 0.67.
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