Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Xcel Energy Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +173 and the Wild at -193. The over/under has been set at 5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 9 games. They have an overall record of 3-6-0 and on the road they have a record of 2-3-0. Currently they are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 21 goals and given up 27 goals for a point differential of -6. Minnesota shows up with a record of 5-2-1 including 3-0-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 24 goals and surrendered 22 for a goal differential of +2.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 5 goals this season with 17 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 29%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Taylor Hall has an average of 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. While he is on the ice he has taken 39 shots and scored 3 goals giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has dished out 3 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 2 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 181 shots against him and has given up 15 goals. He has made 166 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Zach Parise has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Wild. He has 7 goals this season with 30 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jason Pominville has an average of 18 minutes of ice time per game. While he is on the ice he has taken 24 shots and scored 0 goals. He has dished out 5 assists giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 5 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 165 shots against him and has given up 15 goals. He has made 150 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have 6 total points this season. They have scored 21 goals while giving up 27 goals. They have had 31 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Oilers have allowed 31 power play opportunities and given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.75% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Wild have a total of 11 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 28 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 22 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 24 goals scored while they've given up 22 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.06%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 3-5 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 4-4-0 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 5-2 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 2-3-2 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/25/15 D Justin Schultz Illness left last game, "?" Tuesday vs Minnesota
10/25/15 D Griffin Reinhart Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs Minnesota
10/20/15 LW Matt Hendricks Foot out indefinitely
10/06/15 RW Jordan Eberle Shoulder expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/14/15 C Tyler Graovac Groin expected to miss 2 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota

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