This is an 8* on EDMONTON

The Winnipeg-Edmonton series FINALLY gets underway on Wednesday and we really like the Oilers to take Game 1 at home. They finished second in the North Division this year with 72 points and Conor McDavid leading the way. McDavid led the NHL in individual points with 105, which is 21 more than teammate Leon Draisaitl, who finished second. Making McDavid’s individual performance all the more impressive is that he played in only 56 regular season games. The Oilers won seven of the nine regular season meetings from the Jets, whose regular season didn’t end until last Friday. Edmonton won six of its final eight regular season games, which is a lot better than Winnipeg, who dropped 9 of 12. Two of those three Jets victories were against Calgary and Vancouver, the two teams from the North that didn’t make the playoffs. The other was the totally meaningless regular season finale with Toronto. A big problem for the Jets continues to be the number of shots they allow. No goaltender has faced more shots over the past three seasons than Connor Hellebuyck. McDavid is the difference here for an Oilers team that’s won 26 of 35 when favored. Play on EDMONTON

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