Detroit Red Wings vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 12/11/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (-182) Oilers (+150)

The Detroit Red Wings (16-11-3) are on their way to Rogers Place on Thursday where they will compete against the Edmonton Oilers (13-11-5). The line on this matchup has Detroit at -182 and Edmonton is at +150. The betting total is set at 6.5.

The Detroit Red Wings went home feeling good about their game by earning a 4-3 victory against the Kraken their last time out. The Red Wings had a impressive offensive performance in this win. In the outing, they converted 4 of the 25 shots they tried. In addition, they had 1 power play try and were able to notch 1 goal. Detroit compiled 6 mins in the box in this contest.

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While at even strength, the Red Wings let the opposition score 83 goals while having 70 on offense. Detroit Red Wings opponents have totaled 81 power play tries (23rd in hockey) and have racked up 17 goals in those chances. In terms of their goal scoring prowess, the Detroit Red Wings have racked up 93 goals (9th in hockey) so far this season and have conceded 100. Detroit has taken 898 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.4%. For the year, they have earned 35 points and their points percentage comes in at .583. The Red Wings so far have had 821 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .878. Detroit skates onto the rink with 96 power play chances and they have notched 23 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 23.96%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is John Gibson. For his career, Gibson has compiled 273 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .535. His save percentage is .909 for his 26,856 mins in the crease. Gibson has had 15,849 shots taken against him and has amassed 14,411 total saves. Opponents have scored 1,438 goals against Gibson in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.82. He has earned a win-loss mark of 211-224-64 and he was named the starter in 510 games. Gibson has been in goal for 522 matchups throughout his hockey career.

Their last time out, Edmonton opposed the Jets in a matchup where the Oilers took home the win by a score of 6-2. They had 1 power play attempt in this outing and converted 1 on that attempt. The Oilers converted 6 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they tried.

Edmonton has attempted 825 shots (15th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 11.64%, while allowing their opponents 768 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.77% on their oppositions 78 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 87.0%. They have a tally of 72 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 33.33%. The Oilers have tallied 72 goals at even strength and 24 goals (2nd in hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 100 goals to be scored by of a combination of 85 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Edmonton Oilers have accumulated 96 goals, 31 points, and a points percentage of .534.

For the opposition you will find Stuart Skinner defending the net. Skinner is the owner of a lifetime record of 108-62-17 and has participated in 195 games. Skinner's quality start rate is 55.0% and he has 104 quality starts in his career. He has recorded 4,821 saves out of 5,333 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .904. The opposition is averaging 2.71 goals per game and he has surrendered 512 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 189 games and has played for a total of 9,272 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton (+150)

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