Oilers vs. Canadiens NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 14

The Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens are coming off a win and a loss, respectively, heading into their matchup at Bell Centre on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET. The bookmakers have made the Oilers solid favorites at -135 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Canadiens are at +114.

Edmonton won 6-3 on the road its last time out on Dec. 13 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Oilers got three points each out of Connor McDavid (two goals and one assist) and Leon Draisaitl (three assists).

Montreal's most recent game was a road overtime loss, 5-4, to the New York Rangers on Dec. 13. Lane Hutson (two assists) and Nicholas Suzuki (two assists) both had two points for the Canadiens in that outing.

Prepare for this matchup with a look at who we project to emerge with the victory in Sunday's game.

Oilers vs. Canadiens Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Oilers 4 - Canadiens 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.09 goals)
  

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Oilers vs. Canadiens Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Oilers-Canadiens matchup.

• Favorite: Oilers (-135)
• Underdog: Canadiens (+114)

Oilers Betting Insights

• The Oilers are 13-12 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• Edmonton is 11-10 (winning 52.4% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Oilers have a 57.4% chance to win.
• In 18 games this season, Edmonton and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Canadiens Betting Insights

• The Canadiens have been an underdog in 17 games this season, and won eight (47.1%).
• Montreal has gone 5-5, a 50.0% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +114 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Canadiens, based on the moneyline, is 46.7%.
• Montreal has played 20 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.

Oilers Key Stats

• Edmonton has scored the third-most goals in the league (109 total, 3.4 per game).
• Defensively, the Oilers are allowing 108 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 25th in NHL action.
• Its goal differential (+1) ranks 14th in the league.
• The 25 power-play goals the Oilers have scored this season (on 80 power-play chances) are the fourth-most in the NHL.
• Edmonton has the league's third-best power-play conversion rate (31.25%).
• The three shorthanded goals the Oilers have scored this season rank eighth among NHL teams.
• Edmonton's 81.61% penalty-kill success rate ranks 15th in the league.
• Edmonton wins 52.9% of its faceoffs to rank fifth in the NHL.
• The Oilers have an 11.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks sixth in the league.

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal's 99 goals on the season (3.2 per game) rank 12th in the NHL.
• The Canadiens allow 3.6 goals per game (110 in total), 29th in the league.
• Its -11 goal differential ranks 24th in the league.
• With 22 power-play goals (on 87 chances), the Canadiens are ninth-best in the NHL.
• Montreal's power-play percentage (25.29) ranks the team sixth in the league.
• The Canadiens have two shorthanded goals (13th in NHL).
• Montreal's has the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76%).
• Montreal wins 49.9% of faceoffs, 17th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Canadiens' 12.7% shooting percentage is second in the league.