This is an 8* on EDMONTON

Edmonton can obviously not afford to fall into an 0-2 hole in the series and we don’t expect them to. The Oilers were actually beaten fairly soundly in Game 1, losing 4-1 to a Jets team they’d beaten in seven of nine regular season matchups. Winnipeg had only 22 shots on goal the entire game, so the fact they got four goals should be considered very fortunate. Winnipeg’s regular season ended with nine losses in the last 12 games and two of the three wins came against Calgary and Vancouver, the North Division’s non-playoff teams. Edmonton dropped its regular season finale, a meaningless affair with Vancouver, so they are now coming off consecutive losses for the first time in quite a while. March was the last time the Oilers lost two straight. Being off two straight losses is a situation that’s treated the Oilers pretty well in 2020-21. They are 4-1 when that’s the case. The team’s only three game losing streak this year came at the start of March when they dropped three straight games to the first place Maple Leafs. Connor McDavid won’t let his team lose a second straight home game. Play on EDMONTON

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