A team looking to lock up its spot in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs will face a team that has already secured a spot in the playoffs when the Vegas Golden Knights travel to Edmonton, Alberta, to face the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place. The puck is scheduled to drop at 8:30 PM ET and will air on TNT and Max.

With one more win, the Vegas Golden Knights will likely secure their spot in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup last season. They enter this game with a record of 42-27-8 and 92 points, which puts them five points ahead of the St. Louis Blues with only five games left in the regular season. 

The Golden Knights have a more manageable schedule than the rest of the teams in the playoff hunt as they will face the Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks, both of which will finish as bottom five teams in the league. During their losing streak, Vegas has lost their last two games by an average margin of 2 goals per game. 

Vegas will face Edmonton for the third and final time this season. The teams have split the previous two meetings this year, and Vegas won the most recent contest in February at home by a score of 3-1 after losing the first matchup 4-5 on the road. The Vegas Golden Knights will look to win the regular season series 2-1 when they travel to face the Edmonton Oilers.

Connor McDavid isn’t likely to win the Art Ross Trophy this season, as he trails Nikita Kucherov by six points. However, he is having a top 3 season in the NHL as he is 3^rd in the league in points with 130 and 3^rd in assists with 85. Edmonton has already locked in their spot in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs as they enter this game with a record of 47-24-5 and 99 points and trail the Vancouver Canucks by five points for 1^st place in the Pacific Division.  

However, the Oilers have played two fewer games than the Canucks and have a favorable schedule to end the regular season, as they will face the Arizona Coyotes twice and the San Jose Sharks in their remaining six regular season games. Edmonton enters this game riding a two-game winning streak with wins at home against the Colorado Avalanche by a score of 6-2 and on the road against the Calgary Flames by a score of 4-2. 

Edmonton has struggled in the series against Vegas, having lost six of the previous ten games, including the most recent matchup by a score of 1-3 on the road. The Edmonton Oilers will look to win the regular-season series when they host the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night.

JustBet has the Edmonton Oilers listed as -125 moneyline favorites at home against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. Vegas eliminated Edmonton in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs 4-3 and won the most recent game in the series 3-1 at home. The Golden Knights have outscored the Oilers 3.7 to 3.5 goals per game over the last ten and 4 to 2.67 goals per game over the previous three games in the series.

Edmonton has struggled in the series against Vegas and was eliminated in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Golden Knights last season. The Golden Knights have outscored the Oilers 3.7 to 3.5 goals per game over the last ten and 4 to 2.67 goals per game over the previous three games in the series. As a result, I am taking the moneyline for the Vegas Golden Knights at +105 when they travel to face the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.