Oilers vs Golden Knights:

The red-hot Oilers face the subdued Golden Knights in Las Vegas on Friday. The Oilers are 3-0, on the backs of their dynamic duo, and scoring more than 4 goals a game so far. Goalie Mike Smith is out and the Oilers have been allowing a ton of shots on net. Their backup, Koskinen, has not played very much this season, and the Oilers have back to back games, so the goalie issue is up in flux.

Vegas is 1-2, off a loss, and not performing as expected. Missing two key offense components, Pacioretty and Stone, to injuries already, they have not been scoring. They have not been defending either, allowing a 25th in the league average of 4 goals a game. Neither Golden Knights goalie has started well.

There is little doubt that the Oilers will score, but unless they play a better brand of defense, there is little doubt they will be scored upon. I like the total in this situation. Take the Oilers and Knights to go over the total.