Pittsburgh Penguins at Edmonton Oilers 12/1/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 11/30/2021 at 11:02 PM ET

Pittsburgh Penguins at Edmonton Oilers 12/1/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Pittsburgh Penguins will travel to Canada on Wednesday evening for a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers. Pittsburgh has been riddled by injuries however has a record on the season of 10-7-5, however are losers of their last two games in Canada against Calgary and Montreal. The Edmonton Oilers are sitting at 15-5-0 on the year, winning four out of their last five games. The only loss coming against the Dallas Stars 4-1.

The Pittsburgh total has gone UNDER in six of the last seven games and the Penguins are 5-2 moneyline their last seven games, 7-1 in their last eight games against the Oilers. The Oilers total has gone UNDER in five of the last seven games and Edmonton is 5-0 in their last five games at home on the moneyline. 

Jake Guentzel is leading the Pittsburgh Penguins in goals and points. Jake has 19 points to go along with nine goals on the season. Guentzel has 78 shots on goal this year. Kris Letang leads the Penguins in assists with 11, three coming on the power play.

Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid are a two man show for Edmonton. Leon leads the team in points and goals with 40 points, 20 goals. McDavid added 22 assists so far this campaign, 13 of which have come with the man advantage. 

The Pittsburgh Penguins are still getting healthy and starting to play great hockey at times, however you can’t overlook Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl when healthy on the ice and at home. Edmonton wins this one. Final Score Prediction, Edmonton Oilers win 3-2.