There was a time when a meeting between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Edmonton Oilers would have been considered a pulsating proposition. Those were the days when Gretzky and Lemieux ruled the ice, but those years are pretty much a distant memory now, as these are two teams that are very much headed in opposite directions on all NHL odds.
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 4th, 8:00 PM
Location: Rexall Place, Edmonton, AlbertaML: Edmonton -185
The Edmonton Oilers are about as far removed from the glory days as is humanly possible, and are currently languishing neat the cellar of the Western Conference. They are also among the worst in the league in just about every major offensive and defensive category, which gives you an idea of how deep the troubles run for the Oilers. This is not a problem that will be fixed with a coaching change and a few timely trades.
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Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 gamesThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 gamesPittsburgh is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the roadThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games on the roadPittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Edmonton
Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 gamesThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 gamesPittsburgh is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the roadThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games on the roadPittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing EdmontonEdmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 gamesEdmonton is 7-17 SU in its last 24 gamesThe total has gone OVER in 8 of Edmonton’s last 12 gamesEdmonton is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games at homeThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton’s last 6 games at home
Edmonton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 gamesEdmonton is 7-17 SU in its last 24 gamesThe total has gone OVER in 8 of Edmonton’s last 12 gamesEdmonton is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games at homeThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton’s last 6 games at homeThe Penguins are, as always, very much among the class teams in the Eastern Conference, but they are coming off a January in which they were not very good at all, losing 7 of the 12 games they played during the month. That has seen them fall to second place in the Metropolitan Division standings, 1 point behind the New York islanders. A big part of their problem during the month of January was that they were leaking goals at a ridiculous rate. The Penguins are a team that can score with the best of them, but giving up 3 and 4 a game is a bit much to come back from every single night. It was also a rough start to February for Pittsburgh, as they fell 4-0 to the Nashville Predators a couple of nights ago.
