Friday, November 6, 2015

Rexall Place

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, November 6, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Penguins at -135 and the Oilers at +122. The over/under has been set at 5.

Pittsburgh comes into this matchup having played 12 games. They have an overall record of 8-4-0 and on the road they have a record of 4-2-0. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 27 goals and given up 22 goals for a point differential of +5. Edmonton shows up with a record of 5-8-0 including 3-4-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 36 goals and surrendered 41 for a goal differential of -5.

Sidney Crosby has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 2 goals this season with 33 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin is averaging 19 minutes of ice time per contest this season. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 13% by getting 4 goals by way of 30 shots. He has tallied 6 assists giving him a total of 10 points for the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has a total of 7 wins and 4 losses this season in the crease for the Penguins. He has faced 312 shots against him and has given up 19 goals. He has tallied 293 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 5 goals this season with 24 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Taylor Hall is averaging 21 minutes of ice time per contest. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 12% by getting 6 goals by way of 52 shots. He has tallied 10 assists giving him a total of 16 points for the year. Cam Talbot has a total of 3 wins and 6 losses this season in the crease for the Oilers. He has faced 262 shots against him and has given up 27 goals. He has tallied 235 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Penguins have 16 total points this season. They have scored 27 goals while giving up 22 goals. They have had 38 power play opportunities and have scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Penguins have allowed 39 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.30% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 94%.

The Oilers have a total of 10 points on the season. They have 10 power play goals on 45 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 40 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Penguins have a total of 36 goals scored while they've given up 41 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.89%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 8-4 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 1-8-3 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 5-8 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 8-4-1 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

No key injuries

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/03/15 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to miss 6-8 weeks
11/03/15 LW Lauri Korpikoski Undisclosed out indefinitely
10/29/15 D Justin Schultz Back expected to miss 2-4 weeks
10/29/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Leg out indefinitely
10/06/15 RW Jordan Eberle Shoulder expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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