Sunday, November 8, 2015

United Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, November 8, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +168 and the Blackhawks at -187. The over/under has been set at 5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 14 games. They have an overall record of 5-9-0 and on the road they have a record of 2-4-0. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 37 goals and given up 43 goals for a point differential of -6. Chicago shows up with a record of 7-6-1 including 6-1-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 35 goals and surrendered 36 for a goal differential of -1.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 6 goals this season with 58 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 21 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 17% by scoring 5 goals on 29 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 3 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 262 shots against him and has given up 27 goals. He has made 235 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 9 goals this season with 52 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 5 goals on 33 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 6 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 301 shots against him and has given up 25 goals. He has made 276 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Oilers have 10 total points this season. They have scored 37 goals while giving up 43 goals. They have had 47 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Oilers have allowed 44 power play opportunities and given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.44% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 15 points on the season. They have 9 power play goals on 49 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 36 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 35 goals scored while they've given up 36 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.85%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 5-9 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 8-5-1 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 7-7 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 4-8-1 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/03/15 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to miss 6-8 weeks
11/03/15 LW Lauri Korpikoski Undisclosed out indefinitely
10/29/15 D Justin Schultz Back expected to miss 2-4 weeks
10/29/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Leg out indefinitely

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

11/06/15 C Artem Anisimov Lower Body injured last game, "?" Sunday vs Edmonton
11/06/15 RW Marian Hossa Lower Body "?" Sunday vs Edmonton
10/20/15 D Duncan Keith Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/06/15 D Michal Rozsival Ankle out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago

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