Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Rexall Place

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The Boston Bruins travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at -127 and the Oilers at +115. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 22 games. They have an overall record of 13-8-1 and on the road they have a record of 8-2-0. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 73 goals and given up 64 goals for a point differential of +9. Edmonton shows up with a record of 8-15-2 including 4-5-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 62 goals and surrendered 77 for a goal differential of -15.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 8 goals this season with 74 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. David Krejci has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 9 goals on 51 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 8 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 465 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 418 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 9 goals this season with 107 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 6 goals on 46 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 3 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 350 shots against him and has given up 39 goals. He has made 311 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Bruins have 27 total points this season. They have scored 72 goals while giving up 64 goals. They have had 68 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 32%. The Bruins have allowed 81 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.75% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Oilers have a total of 18 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 82 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 76 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 61 goals scored while they've given up 77 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.47%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 12-9 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 14-6-2 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 7-17 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 14-9-2 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

11/28/15 LW Matt Beleskey Not Suspended probable Wednesday vs. Edmonton
11/19/15 D Kevan Miller Concussion expected to miss Wednesday vs. Edmonton
11/04/15 RW David Pastrnak Foot out indefinitely
11/03/15 C Chris Kelly Leg expected to miss 6-8 months

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/26/15 RW Nail Yakupov Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/18/15 LW Luke Gazdic Illness expected to miss 7-10 days
11/03/15 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to be out until mid-to-late January
10/29/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Leg out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton

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