Saturday, November 14, 2015

Staples Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, November 14, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +185 and the Kings at -215. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 17 games. They have an overall record of 6-11-0 and on the road they have a record of 3-6-0. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 44 goals and given up 54 goals for a point differential of -10. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 10-6-0 including 6-5-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 39 goals and surrendered 33 for a goal differential of +6.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 7 goals this season with 73 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 11 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 6 goals on 35 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 3 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 290 shots against him and has given up 31 goals. He has made 259 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Kings. He has 5 goals this season with 27 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 7 goals on 47 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 350 shots against him and has given up 30 goals. He has made 320 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have 12 total points this season. They have scored 44 goals while giving up 54 goals. They have had 54 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Oilers have allowed 53 power play opportunities and given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.11% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Kings have a total of 20 points on the season. They have 11 power play goals on 50 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 59 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 39 goals scored while they've given up 33 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.82%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 6-11 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 10-6-1 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 10-6 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 2-6-7 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/12/15 LW Benoit Pouliot Illness "?" Saturday vs Los Angeles
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

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/22/15 D Matt Greene Upper Body out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Dwight King Foot out 8-10 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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