Friday, December 12, 2014 at 9:30 PM ET

Rexall Place in Edmonton

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Two Western Conference rivals will square off at the Rexall Place on Friday night. The Anaheim Ducks will play at the Edmonton Oilers. This is the second of back-to-back games between these two teams. The Ducks picked up a 2-1 win on Wednesday night at home over the Oilers. Anaheim is 19-6-5, for 43 points, most in the NHL. Edmonton comes into the game with a 7-17-5 record; for 19 points. That is tied with Carolina for the fewest in the league.

Edmonton ranks 29th in the league in scoring with 2.2 goals per game. The Oilers top scorer has been Jordan Eberle, with 12 assists and 6 goals. In the loss on Wednesday, Edmonton used a third period goal from Ryan-Nugent Hopkins, his 7th of the season. The Oilers are also 29th in goals allowed, as they are allowing more than 3.3 per game. Edmonton has gone 48-66-16 in their last two seasons.

The Ducks picked up lone goals in the first and second period to win the game. Anaheim’s goal scorers were Matt Beleskey, his 14th, and Ryan Kesler’s 10th. The Ducks are 14th in scoring, with 2.8 goals per game. Anaheim’s Ryan Getzlaf leads the team with 21 assists, while also adding 8 goals. Anaheim’s goaltender Frederik Anderson has put together a sensational season to this point. On the season, Anderson is allowing 2.46 goals per game. The Ducks are 15-4-4 with him as starting goaltender.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

Anaheim Ducks are 19-11-0 Against the Spread

Anaheim Ducks are 11-17-0 against the Over/Under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

Edmonton Oilers are 7-22-0 Against the Spread

Edmonton Oilers are 12-15-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Anaheim Ducks

12/09/14 RW Corey Perry Knee out 3-4 weeks
12/03/14 D Eric Brewer Foot expected to miss 4-6 weeks
12/03/14 GO Jason LaBarbera Hand expected to miss 2-3 weeks
11/28/14 D Francois Beauchemin Finger out 4-6 weeks
11/14/14 LW Dany Heatley Groin out indefinitely
11/04/14 GO John Gibson Groin expected to miss 6 weeks
10/27/14 D Ben Lovejoy Finger expected to miss 6-8 weeks
10/04/14 D Sheldon Souray Wrist out indefinitely

Edmonton Oilers

12/08/14 D Nikita Nikitin Back out indefinitely
11/22/14 LW Benoit Pouliot Foot out 5-6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim

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