Oilers vs. Islanders NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 15

The Edmonton Oilers and New York Islanders -- both coming off losses in their last game -- will face each other on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, at Rogers Place in Edmonton. The bookmakers have made the Oilers solid favorites at -162 on the moneyline, and the Islanders are at +136.

Edmonton fell in a 4-3 overtime defeat on the road its last time out on Jan. 13 against the Nashville Predators. Leon Draisaitl led the Oilers with three points (one goal and two assists).

New York played on the road in its last game on Jan. 13, and fell 5-4 against the Winnipeg Jets. Emil Heineman led the Islanders with two points (one goal and one assist) in that outing.

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will win the game in Thursday's hockey action.

Oilers vs. Islanders Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Edmonton Oilers and New York Islanders, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Oilers 4 - Islanders 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.95 goals)
  

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Oilers vs. Islanders Moneylines

Take a look below at the latest moneylines for the Oilers-Islanders matchup.

• Favorite: Oilers (-162)
• Underdog: Islanders (+136)

Oilers Betting Insights

• The Oilers have gone 21-18 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• When playing with moneyline odds of -162 or shorter, Edmonton has compiled an 8-8 record (winning 50.0% of its games).
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Oilers have an implied probability of 61.8% to win.
• Edmonton's 47 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 27 times.

Islanders Betting Insights

• The Islanders have been made an underdog 31 times this season, and won 18, or 58.1%, of those games.
• New York has a record of 7-4, a 63.6% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +136 or more by bookmakers this season.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Islanders have a 42.4% chance to win.
• New York has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 20 of 46 games this season.

Oilers Key Stats

• Edmonton's 159 total goals (3.4 per game) rank second in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Oilers are giving up 154 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 27th in NHL play.
• Its +5 goal differential ranks 13th in the league.
• The 44 power-play goals the Oilers have recorded this season (on 130 power-play chances) lead the NHL.
• Edmonton leads the league with a 33.85% power-play conversion rate.
• The four shorthanded goals the Oilers have scored this season rank 11th among NHL teams.
• Edmonton kills 81.06% of opponent power plays, the 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Edmonton wins 52.3% of its faceoffs to rank fifth in the NHL.
• The Oilers make 11.6% of their shots (eighth in the league).

Islanders Key Stats

• With 134 goals (2.9 per game), New York has the NHL's 21st-ranked offense.
• The Islanders allow 2.7 goals per game (125 in total), the third-fewest in the league.
• Its +9 goal differential is the ninth-best in the league.
• The Islanders have 21 power-play goals (on 138 chances), 27th in the NHL.
• New York has the league's 32nd-ranked power-play percentage (15.22%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Islanders have six.
• New York's has the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage (81.4%).
• At 51.2%, New York has the league's ninth-best faceoff win rate.
• The Islanders' 10.5% shooting percentage is 22nd in the league.