Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames 5/18/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/17/2022 at 8:41 PM ET

This Wednesday night May 18th, 2022 9:30pm EDT the NHL playoffs hockey is back with more exciting hockey action. The Edmoton Oilers are in Calgary, CAN to face the Calgary Flames in Scotiabank Arena. Stay tuned we've got you covered on all the best betting angles here at Picks and Parlays your leader in free sports betting picks!

The Edmonton Oilers are 49-27-6. Offensively the Oilers are averaging 3.28 goals, and 33.6 shots. The Oilers are 24.7% on power play opportunities and 52% on faceoffs.

Defensively the Oilers allow 3.2 goals and 31.8 shot attempts with a 75.8% penalty kill. Expected goalie for the Oilers is Mike Smith(8-9-2) with a .896 save percentage.

The Calgary Flames are 50-21-11. Offensively the Flames are averaging 2.84 goals, and 30.3 shots. The Flames are 22.4% on power play opportunities and 54.8% on faceoffs.

Defensively the Flames allow 2.98 goals and 31 shot attempts with a 79% penalty kill. Expected goalie for the Flames is Jacob Markstrom(37-15-9) with a .922 save percentage.

We are going with the home team Flames. Calgary has been holding home court rather well. The Flames are 7-3 in their last 10 home games. Amd this is playoff hockey so we thunk the Fkames will be extra motivated to get this served started on a positive note. Our best bet is CAL -160. Final score prediction the Calgary Flames win the Edmonton Oilers cover the spread and the total stays under 3-2.

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