Edmonton Oilers vs Calgary Flames Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/26/2022

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Thursday, May 26, 2022

Venue:  Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers +130, Flames -150; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers +125, Flames -145; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers +115, Flames -140; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

Edmonton Oilers:  49-27-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Calgary Flames:  50-21-11 (1st place, Pacific Division)

 

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Edmonton Oilers:  7-2-1 last 10

Calgary Flames:  4-6-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Oilers are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 104 points, a 49-27-6 record overall, and they were 21-15-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Flames in game 1 of this series while their 5 wins in that span came against the Los Angeles Kings in game 6 and game 7 of their last series in the 1st round, and against the Flames in game 2, game 3, and their last game which was also game 4 of this series. They won that game at home 5-3. Evander Kane and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored 2 goals in that game while Zach Hyman scored 1 goal for them in that one. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Mike Smith was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 32 shots with 29 saves and a .906 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 238 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 246 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game. 

 

 

The Flames are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 111 points, a 50-21-11 record overall, and they were 25-9-7 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Oilers in game 1 of this series while their 3 losses since then have come against the Oilers in game 2, game 3, and in their last game which was also game 4 of this series. They lost that game on the road 5-3. Rasmus Andersson, Elias Lindholm, and Mikael Backlund each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Nikita Zadorov led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Jacob Markström was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 25 shots with 21 saves and a .840 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 248 goals this season averaging 3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 254 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game. 

 

 

The Oilers are coming into this game as an underdog with the current betting odds. The Oilers have won 3 straight games and have been playing great in every game of this series. The only game they have lost to the Flames in this series was in game 1 and they still erased a massive deficit in that game to tie it up but lost in the end. They played much better in the next 3 games and again came back from behind in game 2 to win this time. Then in their 2 games at home they just controlled those right from the start and the Flames did not really have much of a chance in either game. The Flames managed to pull themselves out of a hole and come back from down 3-0 in their last game but they still went on to lose and the Oilers have been heating up too much in their recent games. The defense has been bad for both teams here and the goalies have been left out to dry but Mike Smith has bounced back big since getting pulled in game 1 while Markstrom has not played well in any of the games this series, even allowing 6 goals in their 1 game that they won. The Oilers have been scoring a lot more goals than the Flames as well and scoring has been a big problem for the Flames since the start of the playoffs. The best bet here is on the Oilers to win this game and end the series in Calgary.

 

Oilers Flames Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, May 26, 2022 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Oilers 6 Flames 4.

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Edmonton Oilers: 129-99 (+12 Units) ML in all games. 59-46 (+13.5 Units) ML in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 42-20 OVER off a home win.

Calgary Flames: 122-107 (-22.4 Units) ML in all games. 38-29 (-12.8 Units) ML in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 19-11 OVER revenging 2 straight losses where the opponent scored 3 or more goals.

 

 

Edmonton Oilers:  K. Turris (C) Out indefinitely - Upper Body.

Calgary Flames:  C. Tanev (D) Ques Tues - Lower Body. S. Monahan (C) out for season - Hip.

 

 

 

“It’s inspiring. There’s room for greatness from everybody on our team.” - Jay Woodcroft after his team’s win against the Flames in game 4 on Tuesday.

 

 

“We all believe in this group. We’ve been a good team all year and we’ve been strong on home ice. We’ve just got to go home and focus on winning one game and take it from there.” Rasmus Andersson after their loss against the Oilers in game 4 on Tuesday.

 

 

 

LW Kane, Evander

C McDavid, Connor

RW Draisaitl, Leon

LD Nurse, Darnell

RD Ceci, Cody

G Smith, Mike

 

LW Gaudreau, Johnny

C Lindholm, Elias

RW Tkachuk, Matthew

LD Hanifin, Noah

RD Andersson, Rasmus

G Markström, Jacob

 

 

Points: C. McDavid (123)

Goals: L. Draisaitl (55)

Assists: C. McDavid (79)

GAA: M. Smith (2.81)

 

Points: J. Gaudreau (115)

Goals: M. Tkachuk (42)

Assists: J. Gaudreau (75)

GAA: J. Markstrom (2.22)

 

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Jay Woodcroft (Interim)

Calgary Flames: Darryl Sutter (2nd season)