"Oilers +105 is the only +EV side (+$1.5/100) with NYR's entire goalie stable on IR, but with no line movement and NHL calibration paused, treat this as a half-unit play at most"
(LW)out — Howard (knee) won't play against the Rangers on Sunday, per Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press.
Out
Z
Zach Hyman
(LW)Injured Reserve — ir
Injured Reserve
D
Devon Levi
(G)Injured Reserve — Levi (undisclosed) is expected to miss a few weeks, per Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton.
Injured Reserve
A
Alec Regula
(D)Injured Reserve — Regula (undisclosed) was designated for long-term injured reserve Thursday.
Injured Reserve
M
Matt Savoie
(C)Injured Reserve — Savoie (lower body) was shifted to long-term injured reserve Thursday.
Injured Reserve
F
Frederik Andersen
(G)Injured Reserve — Andersen (knee) isn't expected back until "maybe" December, head coach Mike Babcock told NHL.com on Tuesday.
Injured Reserve
M
Mattias Janmark
(C)Injured Reserve — Janmark (undisclosed) does not have a timetable for his return from injury.
Injured Reserve
A
Atro Leppanen
(D)Injured Reserve — ir-nr
Injured Reserve
New York Rangers
S
Sean Durzi
(D)out — out
Out
I
Igor Shesterkin
(G)Injured Reserve — Shesterkin will require surgery and a lengthy rehab process to address his season-ending right knee injury, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports Sunday.
Injured Reserve
J
Joe Veleno
(C)Injured Reserve — Veleno (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports.
Injured Reserve
J
Joonas Korpisalo
(G)Injured Reserve — Korpisalo (lower body) will miss at least four more weeks, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet on Saturday.
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Player Prop: over (-110)PENDING · Recorded 2026-11-01T12:07:03.778161 UTC
Model projection only (no bookmaker lines supplied): McDavid leads with 29 points per supplied team-leader data; with Hyman and Savoie on IR, usage concentrates further on the Draisaitl-McDavid core. Unvalidated roster, capped at 60 per instructions.
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DDN SI ANALYSIS
Edmonton Oilers @ New York Rangers
+1.5 EV
per $100 wagered
Edmonton Oilers
51%
Lean
"Oilers +105 is the only +EV side (+$1.5/100) with NYR's entire goalie stable on IR, but with no line movement and NHL calibration paused, treat this as a half-unit play at most"
EV Breakdown
Model Prob50%
Book Implied44%
Edge+5.1%
Line Movement
Openunavailable
CurrentRangers -1.5 (+190) / Oilers +1.5 (-230); ML Rangers -125 / Oilers +105; Total 6.5 (over -112 / under +100)
MovementNo significant line movement detected
Oilers ML at +105 carries marginal positive EV (+$1.50/100) against our 49.5% fused posterior; the +1.5 spread at -230 and the under at +100 are both negative-EV at our numbers, so this slate is thin overall
FULL ANALYSIS
The market prices the Rangers like Shesterkin is starting; he is on IR, and both Korpisalo and Veleno join him, so the OMEGA engine projects 3.2-4.2 for Edmonton and a 7.3-7.5 total vs the market's 6.5. The fused posterior still only gets Oilers ML to 49.5% — barely above the 48.8% breakeven at +105, which nets roughly +$1.5/100, and the +1.5 at -230 is firmly negative EV. Whale wallets moved $49.6K on Edmonton (STRONG tier, 67%) which aligns with the weak sharp ML lean, but NHL calibration is PAUSED today and every tier regression in the last 30 days argues against paying up at -230. Best structure: Oilers ML at +105 if you must, everything else pass.
SHARP MONEY
Sharp edge is only 0.8% toward Edmonton ML and 0.4% toward Oilers +1.5 (weak, no RLM); the only moderate signal is 1.4% on the under. Whale wallets ($49.6K, STRONG tier, 67% split) also lean away, modestly corroborating the sharp ML lean
ALL PICKS AT A GLANCE
MONEYLINEEdmonton Oilers None
+1.5 EV51%
SPREADEdmonton Oilers 1.5
-6.6 EV50%
TOTALunder 6.5
-2.4 EV48%
MONEYLINE PICK
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51%
Edmonton Oilers 105
Fused posterior gives Edmonton 49.5% vs 44.4% market-implied (+5.1pp), and +105 pricing clears the 48.8% breakeven only barely
SPREAD PICK
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50%
Edmonton Oilers 1.5
Oilers +1.5 cover posterior is 67.7% (highest-probability side in the slate), but at -230 the 69.7% breakeven exceeds it — no EV, selected only as the schema-mandated spread side
TOTAL (OVER/UNDER)
○
48%
UNDER 6.5
Only the under clears the schema side-selection test at our numbers — MC totals simulation at 7.5 projects under 52.9% and sharp books show a moderate 1.4% under divergence vs retail, but at market 6.5 the fused under posterior (48.8%) is below coin-flip
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Edge Summary
PASS — EDM whale volume $29K is real but NHL is paused at -13.9% ROI and posterior edge is 0.0pp with both teams' goalies depleted.