T.M. Selection: Edmonton Oilers -1.5.

I like the Edmonton Oilers puckline against the Chicago Blackhawks in this game on Wednesday. The Oilers are playing on a B2B at home here and they lost their game last night against Vegas getting shut out 4-0 in that game. To lose 4-0 on home ice is very embarrassing, especially for a team like the Oilers who look at themselves like 1 of the best teams in the league with all of their talent. I think they are going to play angry in this game being on home ice again and I expect them to bounce back with a huge win here. Any time a team in the NHL gets shut out that team usually makes it a point to score a ton in their next game to make up for a bad game. Well I think the Oilers are going to do that here and they are getting Chicago here who roll into town losing 3 games in a row. Not only have they lost 3 in a row but they have also lost 6/7 in their previous 7 games. The Blackhawks are 1 of the worst teams in the league this year and they have not looked good in any of their games really. I think they are going to keep struggling all year and I expect the Oilers to pounce on this opportunity to get a bounce back game and beat up on a very bad team. This is the 1st game back for the Blackhawks since Feb 2 and I think the Oilers have the advantage here having played a game last night. They will be warmed up and I expect the Oilers to come out fast and take the lead early in this game. I think Chicago will be a bit slow and sluggish to start after that layoff and I expect the Oilers to capitalize. I like the Oilers puckline here to win this game by -1.5 goals.

T.M. Prediction: 5-2 Oilers.