Oilers vs. Stars Prediction: Game 2 Odds & Expert Picks, May 23

The Oilers imploded in the third period of Game 1. Will it happen again in Game 2, or can they tie it up heading back to Edmonton?

Gary Pearson

Last updated: May 22, 2025 6:40 AM EDT • 3 min read

Oilers vs. Stars Prediction: Game 2 Odds & Expert Picks, May 23 — Pictured: Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl skates with the puck against Dallas Stars right wing Evgenii Dadonov. Photo by Jerome Miron via Imagn Images

The Edmonton Oilers' third-period implosion resembled what occurs after dynamite goes off at a demolition site.

However, unlike a demolition site, the Oilers have a chance to recover in Friday's Game 2 at American Airlines Center (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) as we offer our Oilers vs. Stars prediction and NHL picks.

While the Stars - whose Stanley Cup odds leapfrogged the Oilers - are the favorites across our best sports betting sites to take a 2-0 series lead, we expect the visitors to keep their foot on the pedal throughout Game 2.

💰 Oilers vs. Stars expert picks for Game 2

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✅ Against the spread pick: Oilers +1.5 (-230 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐
✅ Moneyline pick: Oilers (+105 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ Over/Under pick: Under 6.5 goals (-115 via BetMGM) ⭐⭐⭐

🏒 Game 2 prediction & best bet

🎯 Score prediction: Oilers 4, Stars 2

If you think you know what to expect from an Oilers playoff game, wait until the next one. More unpredictable than a toddler's mood swings, the Oilers executed their game plan perfectly for 40 minutes in Game 1. Then came the third, where they allowed three power-play goals and were outscored 5-0.

For the first time since Game 2 against the Los Angeles Kings, things went haywire in the third, which has been Edmonton's best 20 minutes. They were a playoff-best plus-10 in the final frame before the Game 1 implosion.

That third period will sit about as well with the collective as a chicken vindaloo eaten by someone with a spice intolerance.

Like that spice-stricken somebody, the Oilers will recover and acquit themselves the way they did in the opening 40 for the duration of Game 2, escaping Dallas with an all-important split. Most of our best NHL betting sites have the Oilers at +105, which would profit $10.50 on a winning $10 bet.

✅ Best bet: Oilers ML (+105 via bet365)

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Written By:
Gary Pearson

Gary Pearson has written professionally since 2010, focusing on sports betting since 2014. Before entering the sports betting space, he contributed to the Canadian Press, FanSided, the Hockey Writers, the Calgary Herald, and other publications. His work has also been featured in Sports Illustrated and Bleacher Report. Gary, who consumes sports like a blue whale devours plankton, has a penchant for writing predictions and analyses across several sports, including hockey, soccer, football, tennis, and more. He bets regularly, preferring single-game picks, props, and live betting. While there isn't a sport he has yet to dabble in, Gary prefers betting on soccer, hockey, and football. He studied at various post-secondary institutions, including the University of Calgary, SAIT Polytechnic, and Griffith University, located in Brisbane, Australia. Gary has a marketing degree and completed his bachelor's degree in journalism at Griffith University. He feels strongly that life experience is as essential as post-secondary education, helping formulate more accurate predictions and analyses. Gary believes that competing at a high level of amateur sports during his formative years helped him better understand an athlete's psyche and the nuances and complexities of a team's dynamic, both on and off the playing surface. He feels that knowledge is immeasurably important when offering his analytical expertise. He has lived on five continents and currently resides in Canada.