Nashville Predators vs Edmonton Oilers: Game preview, predictions, and odds | November 14, 2024

The Nashville Predators are on the road to play the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET.

Nashville (5-9-2) is coming off a 3–2 OT loss to Colorado on Monday. Meanwhile, Edmonton (8-7-1) is coming off a 4–3 OT win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.

Predators vs Oilers: Head-to-head & key stats

• Nashville is 46-35-3-4 all-time against Edmonton
• The Predators are 1-3-2 on the road
• The Oilers average 2.75 goals per game
• Nashville averages 2.43 goals per game
• Edmonton allows 3.18 goals per game
• The Predators allow 3.31 goals per game
• The Oilers are 3-5-1 at home

Nashville Predators vs Edmonton Oilers: Preview

The Predators were winners of free agency but struggled this season. The Preds have lost four of their last five games. Nashville is led by Filip Forsberg who has 13 points, Roman Josi has 11 points, Ryan O'Reilly has 10 points, and Jonathan Marchessault has 9 points.

The Predators are expected to start Juuse Saros who's 4-7-2 with a 2.64 goals-against average and. a .911 save percentage. In his career against Edmonton, Saros is 3-7-1 with a 3.25 GAA and a .909 SV%.

The Oilers, meanwhile, are on a two-game winning streak. Edmonton is led by Leon Draisaitl who has 20 points, Connor McDavid has 17 points, and Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm have 10 points.

Edmonton will start Stuart Skinner who's 5-5-1 with a 3.22 GAA and a .881 SV%. In his career against Nashville, he's 1-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .966 SV%.

Predators vs Oilers: Odds & prediction

Nashville is a +150 underdog, while Edmonton is a -180 favorite. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Predators have struggled this season as Saros has struggled, while the offense isn't scoring enough despite all the new additions. Edmonton, meanwhile, has turned a corner, this season after the Oilers got off to a slow start.

Edmonton's offense is too potent for Nashville; it should get an early lead and edge out a close win.

Prediction: Oilers 4, Predators 1

Predators vs Oilers: Betting tips

Tip 1: Edmonton ML (-180)

Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals (-120)

Tip 3: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins over 0.5 points (-142)