Saturday, December 26, 2015

Rogers Arena

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, December 26, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +130 and the Canucks at -150. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 35 games. They have an overall record of 15-18-2 and on the road they have a record of 5-13-1. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 91 goals and given up 106 goals for a point differential of -15. Vancouver shows up with a record of 13-14-9 including 5-6-3 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 91 goals and surrendered 103 for a goal differential of -12.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 15 goals this season with 140 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 8 goals on 65 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 612 shots against him and has given up 55 goals. He has made 557 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 16 goals this season with 130 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 9 goals on 43 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 10 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 836 shots against him and has given up 76 goals. He has made 760 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have 32 total points this season. They have scored 89 goals while giving up 106 goals. They have had 108 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Oilers have allowed 107 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.87% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Canucks have a total of 35 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 122 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 125 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 89 goals scored while they've given up 101 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.38%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 13-20 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 19-14-2 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 11-23 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 14-15-6 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/21/15 D Andrew Ference Undisclosed out indefinitely
12/21/15 D Brandon Davidson Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs Vancouver
12/19/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Ankle expected to miss Saturday vs. Vancouver
12/15/15 D Oscar Klefbom Finger out indefinitely
11/26/15 RW Nail Yakupov Ankle expected to miss Saturday vs. Vancouver
11/03/15 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to be out until mid-to-late January

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/22/15 LW Chris Higgins Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs Edmonton
12/22/15 GO Ryan Miller Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Edmonton
12/12/15 D Luca Sbisa Hand expected to miss another 2-3 weeks
12/10/15 D Dan Hamhuis Concussion out at least 2 months
11/22/15 C Brandon Sutter Abdominal out 4-6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver

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