Tampa Bay Lightning vs Edmonton Oilers: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 10, 2024

The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the road to face the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET.

Both teams are coming off wins as Tampa Bay (14-9-2) won 4-2 over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, while Edmonton (15-10-2) defeated St. Louis 4-2 on Saturday.

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

• Tampa Bay is 21-20-2-3 all-time against Edmonton
• The Lightning are averaging 3.92 goals per game
• The Oilers are 8-4-1 on the road
• Tampa Bay is allowing 3 goals per game
• Edmonton is averaging 3.03 goals per game
• The Lightning are 6-5-1 on the road
• The Oilers are allowing 2.92 goals per game

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Edmonton Oilers: Preview

Tampa Bay is on a two-game winning streak as they defeated Vancouver and San Jose. The Lightning are led by Nikita Kucherov's 37 points, Brandon Hagel's 31 points, Brayden Point's 29 points and Jake Guentzel's 25 points.

They will start Andrei Vasilevskiy who is 12-8-1 with a 2.40 GAA and a .909 SV%. In his career against Edmonton, he is 6-3 with a 3.25 GAA and a .905 SV%.

Meanwhile, Edmonton is also on a two-game winning streak after defeating Columbus and St. Louis at home. The Oilers will start Stuart Skinner who is 9-7-2 with a 2.92 GAA and a .892 SV%. In his career against Tampa Bay, he is 0-2 with a 5.22 GAA and a .778 SV%.

Edmonton is led by Connor McDavid who has 37 points, Leon Draisaitl with 36 points, Evan Bouchard with 20 points and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins with 14 points.

Lightning vs Oilers: Odds & Prediction

Tampa Bay is a +130 underdog while Edmonton is a -155 favorite. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Lightning and Oilers have two of the best offenses in the NHL. This should be a great game featuring some of the top players in the league.

Ultimately, the difference will be Vasilevskiy in the net and he should be able to limit the Oilers' offense. Skinner has also struggled against the Bolts in his career.

Prediction: Lightning 5, Oilers 3.

Lightning vs Oilers: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Tampa Bay ML (+130)

Tip 2: Over 6.5 goals (-115)

Tip 3: Connor McDavid 4+ shots on goal (+110)

Tip 4: Jake Guentzel 1+ points (-165)