Edmonton Oilers vs. Atlanta Thrashers
Edmonton is a banged up, struggling team. They have a huge list of injured players and have not performed well as of late. They are 1-5 in the last 6 games. 1-7 in their last 8 road games. However they have had Atlanta's number when playing them, going 4-1-1 in their last 6 meetings with the Trashers. Atlanta is a hot team though, going 5-2 over their last 7 games. They haven't played too well at home though, going only 2-4 in their last 6 games at home. The Trashers statically outmatch their oppopnent in basically every category except barely being edged out in shots allowed. Edmonton is 3-8 in their last 11 games as a dog, while the Wild are 3-2 as a favorite. Atlanta brings a 1st ranked overall offense against a lousy 25th ranked overall Oilers defense. Thrashers are 1st in road scoring, while the Oilers are ranked 14th in road defense. Oilers do sport a 4th ranked road PK against the Trashers 8th ranked home PP. However with all the injuries that Edmonton has, I just don't see them pulling an upset on this one.
Thrashers -150@The Greek
Edmonton is a banged up, struggling team. They have a huge list of injured players and have not performed well as of late. They are 1-5 in the last 6 games. 1-7 in their last 8 road games. However they have had Atlanta's number when playing them, going 4-1-1 in their last 6 meetings with the Trashers. Atlanta is a hot team though, going 5-2 over their last 7 games. They haven't played too well at home though, going only 2-4 in their last 6 games at home. The Trashers statically outmatch their oppopnent in basically every category except barely being edged out in shots allowed. Edmonton is 3-8 in their last 11 games as a dog, while the Wild are 3-2 as a favorite. Atlanta brings a 1st ranked overall offense against a lousy 25th ranked overall Oilers defense. Thrashers are 1st in road scoring, while the Oilers are ranked 14th in road defense. Oilers do sport a 4th ranked road PK against the Trashers 8th ranked home PP. However with all the injuries that Edmonton has, I just don't see them pulling an upset on this one.
Thrashers -150@The Greek