Edmonton Oilers vs Chicago Blackhawks 8/7/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Edmonton Oilers look to tie the series with the Chicago Blackhawks when the two meet on Friday in Game 4 of their best-of-five qualifying series. The Oilers were defeated by the Blackhawks 4-3 on Wednesday in Game 3. Leon Draisaitl scored two goals for Edmonton and Connor McDavid scored one in the loss. Mikko Koskinen made 21 saves in net for the Oilers.

During the playoffs, Connor McDavid is leading Edmonton in goals scored with five and in points with seven. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the leader in assists with six. In net, Mikko Koskinen is 1-1-0 with an goals against average of 3.21 and save percentage of .896. The Oilers may make a change in net and go with veteran Mike Smith but that will be a game-time decision.

Chicago can eliminate the Oilers with a victory on Friday. In Wednesday's victory, the Blackhawks received one goal each from Matthew Highmore, Olli Maatta and two from Jonathan Toews. Chicago entered the  third period trailing by one goal and scored twice to win by the minimum. Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford stopped 25 shots in net.

During the playoffs, Jonathan Toews is leading the Blackhawks in goals scored with four and points with five. Center Kirby Dach is the leader in assists with four. In net, Corey Crawford is 2-1-0 with a goals-against average of 4.33 and a save percentage of .859.