Chicago vs Edmonton Prediction 6 February 2025

📢 Can the "Hawks" bring positive emotions to their fans at home? The team has been at the bottom of the standings for a long time and will face the formidable Edmonton, whose leaders have been instilling fear in NHL defenders for more than one season.

📊 HEAD-TO-HEAD

This season, the teams have already faced each other, and once the "Blackhawks" unexpectedly managed to come out on top against their opponent. Otherwise, the "Oilers" are the undisputed favorites and have been outplaying Chicago since the end of 2022.

🔴 CHICAGO

Anders Sorensen's team is failing this season, with the last victory being over Tampa, where their main goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy did not participate in the game. Before that, they beat Vegas, which is currently experiencing a slump. Coaching dismissals, asset sales, criticism in the media-all these are characteristic of the "Blackhawks" in recent seasons. The only positives are the possibility of getting a high pick in the upcoming draft and Connor Bedard's good individual performance.

🟠 EDMONTON

The "Oilers" lost their last two matches by one puck. They will need to rehabilitate themselves during a short away trip against St. Louis and Chicago. It's worth noting that the match against the "Blackhawks" will take place the day after the game with the "Blues." This could complicate matters, but masters like Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are capable of leading their team to victory in both games.

📄 PROJECTED LINEUPS

Chicago: Soderblom - Martinez, Jones - Teravainen, Bedard, Donato

Edmonton: Pickard - Ekholm, Bouchard - Draisaitl, McDavid, Perry

🥅 GOALIES

Arvid Soderblom is gradually becoming Chicago's main goaltender throughout the season. Petr Mrazek's instability prompted management to take such measures. Soderblom has been decent in recent games, allowing an average of 2.88 goals per game.

The goaltending position for Edmonton has been a concern for more than one season. Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard are fairly inconsistent goalies, and it's quite difficult to designate a number one among them at this point. Considering the back-to-back nature of the match, Pickard is likely to take the place in goal.

✏ EDITORIAL PREDICTION

The home series for the "Oilers" has come to an end with frustrating losses to Detroit and Toronto. The two-game road trip presents Chris Knoblauch's team with fairly convenient opponents in the form of unstable St. Louis and weak Chicago. We do not doubt the "Oilers'" victory in both matches; however, considering the back-to-back nature of the game, we suggest considering an individual total for home Chicago over (2).