Thursday, October 29, 2015

Rexall Place

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, October 29, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at -154 and the Oilers at +138. The over/under has been set at 5.

Montreal comes into this matchup having played 9 games. They have an overall record of 9-1-0 and on the road they have a record of 5-0-0. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 35 goals and given up 12 goals for a point differential of +23. Edmonton shows up with a record of 3-7-0 including 1-3-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 24 goals and surrendered 31 for a goal differential of -7.

P.K. Subban has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 1 goal this season with 22 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has an average of 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. While he is on the ice he has taken 37 shots and scored 7 goals giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has dished out 4 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Carey Price has a total of 7 wins and 1 loss this season in the crease for the Canadiens. He has faced 256 shots against him and has given up 14 goals. He has tallied 242 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 5 goals this season with 20 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Taylor Hall has an average of 21 minutes of ice time per game. While he is on the ice he has taken 40 shots and scored 4 goals giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has dished out 4 assists giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Cam Talbot has a total of 2 wins and 5 losses this season in the crease for the Oilers. He has faced 209 shots against him and has given up 19 goals. He has tallied 190 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Canadiens have 18 total points this season. They have scored 36 goals while giving up 17 goals. They have had 37 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Canadiens have allowed 35 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.29% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 95%.

The Oilers have a total of 6 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 32 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 33 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Canadiens have a total of 24 goals scored while they've given up 31 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.06%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 9-1 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 4-3-2 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 3-7 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 5-4-1 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/06/15 RW Zach Kassian Suspension out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Michael Bournival Concussion out indefinitely

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/28/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Leg "?" Thursday vs. Montreal
10/27/15 D Griffin Reinhart Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs Montreal
10/27/15 D Justin Schultz Illness "?" Thursday vs Montreal
10/20/15 LW Matt Hendricks Foot out indefinitely
10/06/15 RW Jordan Eberle Shoulder expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Montreal

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