Detroit Red Wings vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction: Betting on the guests

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on January 12. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Detroit is a contender for participation in cup battles. It's surprising that the Red and White are still outside the playoff zone with such an ambitious, status-, skillful roster. In recent years, promising youngsters have gained experience, and the roster has been strengthened with star hockey players like Patrick Kane and Alex Debrincat. The Wings looked unimpressive at the end of 2023, but in their 2024 debut, they've been playing at a decent level, allowing them to win four of their last five games. Detroit now sits 12th in the Eastern Conference standings, just one point behind the top-8.

Edmonton is another team with a very serious level of ambition, but they failed at the start of the regular season. They started with an 8-match winning streak but then lost to Tampa Bay 4:7, Florida 1:5, and the Islanders 1:3. Another crisis of Blue-Orange seemed inevitable. Still, at the turn of December and January, they gave another eight wins in a row, and the defense of the Canadian team is particularly impressive. Edmonton is now eighth in the Western Conference standings.

Detroit and Edmonton are playing similarly in the current regular season. According to skill level and ambition, both teams should be located in the playoff zone, but they synchronously failed the initial part of the season and, therefore, must now catch up with the competition. The Oilers are doing a better job, having already jumped to eighth place in the Western Conference with eight straight wins. The Wings are also on a good run but are only 12th in the Eastern Conference.

The rivalry between Detroit and Edmonton has been very entertaining and productive lately. In the three previous head-to-head meetings, the rivals certainly overcame the bookmaker's total, scoring 28 pucks for two (9.33 average per game). In the upcoming battle, we can also expect high-scoring activity. In the last ten games, the Red Wings scored and conceded 78 pucks (7.80 average per game).