Ah, the Oilers rolling into Buffalo for a gritty Northeast matchup—Edmonton (9-7-4) looking to build on that hard-fought 4-3 OT win over Carolina, with Zach Hyman fresh off his season debut and the Draisaitl-McDavid connection firing on all cylinders (they just linked up for that game-winner). Meanwhile, the Sabres (6-8-4) are hungry after clawing back from a 3-0 hole to snag a 5-4 OT thriller against Detroit—pure desperation hockey that screams playoff preview vibes.
Odds have the Oilers as road favorites at -160, with a total of 6.5 that's hit the over in 11 of Edmonton's 20 games and 10 of Buffalo's—expect fireworks, maybe a 4-3 Sabres upset if Tage Thompson (16 points) and Alex Tuch (15 points) keep tormenting, but I'm riding with McDavid's league-leading 30 points to tilt this one Edmonton's way. Buffalo's banged up (five guys out, including Zucker to illness and Benson with a lower-body issue), so Stuart Skinner's .890 save percentage better hold up against that leaky Sabres D allowing 3.6 goals per night.
Puck drops at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+—grab a wing and a Molson, because this could be the kind of chaotic barnburner that reminds us why we love the NHL. Let's go Oilers, turn that seven-game road swing into gold! What's your prediction?
Odds have the Oilers as road favorites at -160, with a total of 6.5 that's hit the over in 11 of Edmonton's 20 games and 10 of Buffalo's—expect fireworks, maybe a 4-3 Sabres upset if Tage Thompson (16 points) and Alex Tuch (15 points) keep tormenting, but I'm riding with McDavid's league-leading 30 points to tilt this one Edmonton's way. Buffalo's banged up (five guys out, including Zucker to illness and Benson with a lower-body issue), so Stuart Skinner's .890 save percentage better hold up against that leaky Sabres D allowing 3.6 goals per night.
Puck drops at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+—grab a wing and a Molson, because this could be the kind of chaotic barnburner that reminds us why we love the NHL. Let's go Oilers, turn that seven-game road swing into gold! What's your prediction?
MORE ON THE ROAD
On Wednesday, Nov 19, Oilers visit the Capitals. On Thursday, they visit the Lightning. On the Saturday HNIC appearance they play the Panthers, before returning home to play the Stars.
See the NHL.COM Recap below.
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