Wednesday, November 25, 2015

PNC Arena

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday, November 25, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +111 and the Hurricanes at -123. The over/under has been set at 5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 21 games. They have an overall record of 7-13-1 and on the road they have a record of 3-8-0. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 55 goals and given up 64 goals for a point differential of -9. Carolina shows up with a record of 7-10-4 including 3-5-3 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 42 goals and surrendered 61 for a goal differential of -19.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 9 goals this season with 91 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 15 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 15% by scoring 6 goals on 39 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 3 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 318 shots against him and has given up 35 goals. He has made 283 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Eric Staal has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 4 goals this season with 47 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Justin Faulk has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 8 goals on 73 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Cam Ward has 6 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 386 shots against him and has given up 38 goals. He has made 348 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Oilers have 15 total points this season. They have scored 55 goals while giving up 64 goals. They have had 69 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Oilers have allowed 66 power play opportunities and given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.09% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Hurricanes have a total of 18 points on the season. They have 10 power play goals on 74 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 46 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 42 goals scored while they've given up 60 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.50%. As a team they give up 25 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 7-14 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 13-7-1 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 7-14 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 5-9-7 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/18/15 LW Luke Gazdic Illness expected to miss 7-10 days
11/03/15 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to miss 6-8 weeks
10/29/15 D Justin Schultz Back expected to miss 2-4 weeks
10/29/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Leg out indefinitely

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/24/15 LW Nathan Gerbe Lower Body is downgraded to expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/23/15 D Ryan Murphy Concussion "?" Wednesday vs Edmonton
10/09/15 D James Wisniewski Knee out 6 months

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina

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