The Edmonton Oilers host the Seattle Kraken on Monday night.
The pregame narrative: Connor McDavid returns to action tonight after serving his three-game suspension. I’m backing him to produce on the power play, while fading Seattle’s Vince Dunn and Matty Beniers.
Check out my Kraken vs. Oilers prop picks for Jan. 27.
Kraken vs. Oilers prop picks
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Best bet: McDavid over 0.5 power-play points (+135)
McDavid is back and poised to have a strong performance following the suspension for cross-checking Vancouver’s Conor Garland.
McDavid gets added motivation tonight in a plus matchup for the Oilers to begin with.
The Richmond Hill native paces the Oilers with 20 power-play points in just 43 games this season.
He’s the main reason for Edmonton’s seventh-ranked power play, scoring nearly 25% of the time.
According to Natural Stat Trick, the Oilers have rank fifth in expected goals per 60 (3.3).
Key stat: The Kraken own the 11th-worst penalty kill in the NHL (76.8%).
Quick picks
Dunn under 0.5 points (-157): With such a high-powered offence full of star players, the Oilers’ defence gets overlooked.
- They rank 7th in goals allowed/game: 2.7
- 4th in shots allowed/game: 26.4
- Take the seventh-fewest penalties: 6.8 minutes/game
Dunn’s offensive production has diminished this season, and he’s also no stranger to the injury bug. The former St. Louis Blue has missed 20 games already this season.
He has just three points in his last 10 games and hasn’t fared much better against the Oilers in his career.
In 20 games, Dunn has just nine points versus the Pacific division rivals.
Beniers under 1.5 shots (-130): Since his Calder winning season in 2022-23, Beniers has struggled mightily.
Beniers has just 27 points in 50 games this year, preceded by a brutal 37-point campaign last season.
The former 2nd overall pick has cashed this bet in eight of the last nine games.
I like that trend to continue tonight in a tough matchup against one of the best all-around teams in the NHL.
Picks made at 4:15 p.m. ET on 01/27/2025.
