Oilers vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight’s NHL Game

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins hasn’t had the best season but appears to be getting his game back on track.

My Utah Hockey Club vs. Oilers predictions see him continuing to build on his recent home success with another productive performance. Let’s take a closer look with my NHL picks for March 18.

Oilers vs Utah Hockey Club prediction

My Oilers pick: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Over 0.5 points (-105 at BET99)

My Oilers analysis
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is starting to pick it up offensively, producing five points over his last six games.

He’s fared especially well on home soil, where he's hit the scoresheet in seven of the last 10. Nugent-Hopkins had more multi-point performances (3) than pointless showings (2) during that span while tallying 10 points in total.

He is currently centering Vasily Podkolzin and Viktor Arvidsson on the third line. That combination has worked nicely, controlling 67% of the expected goals while scoring four times in just 60 minutes of work.

Nugent-Hopkins playing lower in the lineup allows him to take advantage of the opposing team’s depth lines, with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl eating up most of the toughest minutes.

What I like is that RNH still has exposure to all of the big guns. He remains a mainstay on the top power play, which ranks fifth in scoring efficiency over the last 10 games and the entire season. As a bonus, Nugent-Hopkins is working off a day of rest. He has points in seven consecutive home games following an off day, recording 10 in aggregate.

Utah Hockey Club are a competent team, but they’ve given up four power-play goals over the past four games, and the Edmonton Oilers scored four times in both prior meetings this season.

 Look for Nugent-Hopkins to build on his improving form and do some damage on home soil once again.

Oilers vs Utah Hockey Club same-game parlay (SGP)

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Over 0.5 points

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Over 1.5 shots

Dylan Guenther Over 2.5 shots

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Nugent-Hopkins has recorded multiple shots in 64% of his games this season, which is a rock-solid hit rate. That number jumps to 72% when isolating home games. The head-to-head history is there as well. RNH has recorded three shots on goal in both meetings against Utah this season, most recently at the end of December.

Although Utah doesn’t concede a ton of shot volume on a nightly basis, they've given up the 13th-most shots to centers this season. That’s their worst ranking of any position grouping.

Dylan Guenther is one of the best young snipers in the game. He puts that shot to use every chance he gets and has reached new heights with his volume of late. Guenther has cleared 2.5 shots in six consecutive games and averaged 4.2 shots on 8.3 attempts over the last 10.

With Utah desperate for every possible point, they will no doubt be relying on their young star to generate offense to keep up with McDavid, Draisaitl, and a talented Oilers squad.

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Oilers vs Utah Hockey Club odds

Oilers vs Utah Hockey Club live odds

Oilers vs Utah Hockey Club opening odds

• Puck line: Edmonton -187 | Utah +164
• Moneyline: Edmonton -1.5 (+135) | Utah +1.5 (-156)
• Over/Under: Over 6 | Under 6

Odds courtesy of BET99.

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