Free NHL Picks Today For Round 2: Vegas Golden Knights vs Edmonton Oilers 5/12/23

The Edmonton Oilers (-130) travel to take on the Vegas Golden Knights (+110) at T-Mobile Arena on Friday. The total is 7 (O: +110, U: -130)

FACING OFF

Edmonton is averaging 3.96 goals per game for the season, best in the NHL, and they are taking on a Golden Knights team that is allowing 2.78 goals a game (9th).

Meanwhile, Vegas has found the net 3.29 times a game on average, 13th in the league, and the Oilers are allowing opponents to score 3.14 goals per game (16th).

The Oilers’ 34.09% power play percentage is the best in the league, while the Golden Knights rank 21st with a conversion rate of 19.33%. When it comes to penalty killing, Edmonton has the league’s 20th-ranked PK% at 77.07%, while Vegas is 22nd at 75.56%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With 153 points this season, most in the NHL, Connor McDavid is the top skater for the Oilers. He leads the league in both goals (64) and assists (89). In the net, Stuart Skinner (29-14-5) is Edmonton’s top goaltender by goals against average.

He has a 2.75 GAA and a .913% save percentage. Jack Eichel and Chandler Stephenson lead the Golden Knights in scoring with 66 and 65 points, respectively. Eichel has 27 goals and 39 assists, while Stephenson has 16 goals and 49 assists in 81 games.

Adin Hill (16-7-1) has the best goals against average for Vegas at 2.49. He has a save percentage of .914%. Logan Thompson (21-13-3) has played the most games in net for the Golden Knights this season. He has a 2.65 GAA and a .915% save percentage.