Friday, December 11, 2015

Rexall Place

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The New York Rangers travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, December 11, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at -167 and the Oilers at +128. The over/under has been set at 5.

New York comes into this matchup having played 29 games. They have an overall record of 18-8-3 and on the road they have a record of 6-4-2. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 81 goals and given up 60 goals for a point differential of +21. Edmonton shows up with a record of 12-15-2 including 8-5-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 75 goals and surrendered 85 for a goal differential of -10.

Rick Nash has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 8 goals this season with 79 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 11 goals on 50 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 14 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 733 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 687 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 12 goals this season with 122 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 7 goals on 55 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 529 shots against him and has given up 42 goals. He has made 487 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Rangers have 39 total points this season. They have scored 80 goals while giving up 58 goals. They have had 76 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Rangers have allowed 94 power play opportunities and given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.82% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 94%.

The Oilers have a total of 26 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 92 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 89 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Rangers have a total of 73 goals scored while they've given up 85 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.82%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 17-11 straight up

The New York Rangers are 9-16-3 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 10-17 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 16-11-2 against the over/under

New York Rangers Injuries

12/01/15 D Kevin Klein Abdominal expected to miss 2-3 weeks
11/27/15 C Derek Stepan Ribs out 4-6 weeks

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/06/15 D Andrew Ference Undisclosed expected to miss 5-7 days
12/05/15 LW Benoit Pouliot Lower Body out indefinitely
11/26/15 RW Nail Yakupov Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/03/15 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to be out until mid-to-late January
10/29/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Leg out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take New York

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