The Edmonton Oilers host the New York Islanders at Rogers Place tonight, and the underlying numbers reveal a significant mismatch between the two teams.<\/p>\n
My Islanders vs. Oilers predictions expect New York\u2019s unsustainable run to come to a humbling halt against Edmonton.<\/p>\n
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Read more in my NHL picks<\/a> for Thursday, January 15.<\/p>\n Islanders vs Oilers prediction<\/p>\n Islanders vs Oilers best bet: Oilers -1.5 (+140)<\/p>\n The Edmonton Oilers<\/a> rank eighth in expected goals percentage at five-on-five over nine games since the holiday break, while the New York Islanders<\/a> sit 31st.<\/p>\n An unsustainable 103.0 PDO has masked the Islanders\u2019 five-on-five shortcomings and helped them post a 5-3-1 record out of the break. Edmonton has also held the edge on both special teams during this stretch.<\/p>\n The rubber meets the road tonight, with the Oilers averaging the second-most goals per game at home (3.85) and the Islanders scoring the ninth-fewest on the road (2.82).<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n I also value Edmonton getting No. 1 goalie Tristan Jarry<\/a> and top defenseman Jake Walman<\/a> back in the lineup.<\/p>\n Islanders vs Oilers same-game parlay<\/p>\n Connor McDavid<\/a> has recorded multi-point performances in 13 of 20 home games at Rogers Place, totaling 37 points and leading the NHL with 5.59 points per 60 minutes on home ice.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Islanders have allowed the fifth-most expected goals per 60 minutes at five-on-five over the highlighted nine-game stretch since the break.<\/p>\n Oilers winger Zach Hyman<\/a> has been nearly as automatic, hitting the scoresheet in 13 of his past 17 games for 21 total points. Skating alongside McDavid on the top line and the No. 1 power-play unit, the duo has connected for an eye-popping 6.68 goals per 60 this season.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Islanders vs Oilers SGP<\/p>\n Connor McDavid Over 1.5 points<\/p>\n Zach Hyman Over 0.5 points<\/p>\n Islanders vs Oilers odds<\/p>\n Moneyline: Islanders +150 | Oilers -180<\/p>\n Puck Line: Islanders +1.5 (-165) | Oilers -1.5 (+140)<\/p>\n Over\/Under: Over 6.5 (+110) | Under 6.5 (-130)<\/p>\n Islanders vs Oilers trend<\/p>\n The total has gone Over in six of Edmonton’s last seven games. Find more NHL betting trends<\/a> for Islanders vs. Oilers.<\/p>\n How to watch Islanders vs Oilers<\/p>\n Location<\/p>\n Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB<\/p>\n Date<\/p>\n Thursday, January 15, 2026<\/p>\n Puck drop<\/p>\n 9:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n TV<\/p>\n Sportsnet One<\/p>\n Islanders vs Oilers latest injuries<\/p>\n Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change. This article originally appeared on Covers.com<\/a>, read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Edmonton Oilers host the New York Islanders at Rogers Place tonight, and the underlying numbers reveal a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":412661,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5110],"tags":[155,146,5,122,3144,3328,159,5190,5189,4,6769,1585],"class_list":{"0":"post-412660","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-islanders","8":"tag-connor-mcdavid","9":"tag-edmonton-oilers","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-islanders","12":"tag-jake-walman","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-islanders","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkislanders","17":"tag-nhl","18":"tag-tristan-jarry","19":"tag-zach-hyman"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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