Monday, November 23, 2015

Verizon Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Monday, November 23, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +174 and the Capitals at -194. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 20 games. They have an overall record of 7-12-1 and on the road they have a record of 3-7-0. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 55 goals and given up 63 goals for a point differential of -8. Washington shows up with a record of 13-5-1 including 7-3-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 61 goals and surrendered 44 for a goal differential of +17.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 9 goals this season with 85 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. 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 16% by scoring 6 goals on 37 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%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 10 goals this season with 96 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. John Carlson has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 4 goals on 41 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 11 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 374 shots against him and has given up 30 goals. He has made 344 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Oilers have 15 total points this season. They have scored 55 goals while giving up 63 goals. They have had 66 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Oilers have allowed 63 power play opportunities and given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.62% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Capitals have a total of 27 points on the season. They have 13 power play goals on 59 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 51 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 60 goals scored while they've given up 44 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.14%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 7-13 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 13-6-1 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 12-6 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 6-11-2 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/22/15 D Andrej Sekera Flu probable Monday vs. Washington
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

Washington Capitals Injuries

11/21/15 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body "?" Monday vs Edmonton
10/09/15 C Chris Brown Hand expected to miss 2-6 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Washington

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