Monday, December 14, 2015

TD Garden

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Monday, December 14, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +164 and the Bruins at -182. The over/under has been set at 5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 30 games. They have an overall record of 13-15-2 and on the road they have a record of 4-10-1. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 82 goals and given up 90 goals for a point differential of -8. Boston shows up with a record of 16-9-3 including 6-7-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 91 goals and surrendered 77 for a goal differential of +14.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 14 goals this season with 124 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 7 goals on 56 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 563 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 516 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 9 goals this season with 91 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. David Krejci has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 9 goals on 58 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 604 shots against him and has given up 53 goals. He has made 551 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have 28 total points this season. They have scored 80 goals while giving up 90 goals. They have had 95 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Oilers have allowed 91 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.25% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Bruins have a total of 35 points on the season. They have 24 power play goals on 78 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 31%. They have allowed 104 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 90 goals scored while they've given up 76 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.78%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 11-17 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 17-11-2 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 15-12 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 15-11-2 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/06/15 D Andrew Ference Undisclosed expected to miss 5-7 days
12/05/15 LW Benoit Pouliot Lower Body out indefinitely
11/26/15 RW Nail Yakupov Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
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

Boston Bruins Injuries

12/09/15 LW Joonas Kemppainen Upper Body expected to miss at least 3 games
11/04/15 RW David Pastrnak Foot out indefinitely
11/03/15 C Chris Kelly Leg expected to miss 6-8 months

Guy's Pick: Take Boston

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