Calgary Flames vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 10/8/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Calgary Flames vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Flames (+125) Oilers (-145)

The Edmonton Oilers (48-29-5 last season) are hosting the Calgary Flames (41-27-14 last year) at Rogers Place on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Flames at +125 while the Oilers open at -145. The over/under has been set at 6.5.

The Calgary Flames went home feeling good about their game by earning a 5-1 victory over the Kings their last time out. Calgary earned 6 penalty mins in this contest. The Flames had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the win. Furthermore, they had 2 chances with the advantage but weren't able to score a goal. In the game, they converted 5 of the 29 shots they attempted.

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With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Calgary Flames earned 220 goals (29th in the NHL) over the course of last year and allowed 236. For the prior season, they finished with 96 points and their points percentage was at .585. Calgary accumulated 233 power play chances and tallied 49 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 21.03%. When playing at even strength, the Flames allowed the opponent to score 182 goals while having 171. Calgary attempted 2,414 shots and held a shot percentage of 9.1%. The Flames had 2,372 shots attempted against them and earned a save percentage of .901. Calgary Flames opposition had 226 power play tries (17th in professional hockey) and scored 54 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Dustin Wolf. Over the course of his time in hockey, Wolf has accumulated 38 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .551. He has a save percentage of .906 during his 1,143 minutes in the crease. Wolf has had 2,040 shot attempts against him and he has 1,849 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 191 goals against Wolf in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 10.03. He has compiled a record of 37-23-9 and he was named the starter in 69 games. Wolf has participated in 71 contests over the course of his professional hockey career.

In their last contest, Edmonton opposed the Panthers in a matchup where the Oilers ended up taking the loss by a score of 5-1. They had 1 power play opportunity in this game but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Oilers recorded 1 goal of the 29 shots on goal they tried.

The Oilers finished with 208 goals at even strength and 51 goals (14th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. Edmonton attempted 2,622 shots (1st in professional hockey) and had a shot percentage of 9.88%, while allowing the opposition 2,211 shots. Last season, the Edmonton Oilers earned a total of 259 goals, 101 points, and a points percentage of .616. They permitted 235 goals to be scored by way of 190 goals at even strength and 45 goals while they were shorthanded. They had a total of 215 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 23.72%. They had a penalty kill rate of 78.16% on their opposition's 206 chances on the power play, and their save percentage was at 89.4%.

Across the ice you will find Stuart Skinner protecting the goal. Skinner has compiled a career record of 98-54-14 and has participated in 174 games. Skinner's quality start rate is 56.5% and he has 95 quality starts in his pro career. He has tallied 4,364 saves out of 4,819 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .906. His opponents are averaging 3.80 goals per game and he has surrendered 455 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 168 games and has accumulated 7,181 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton (-145)

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