Sunday, March 20, 2016

Rexall Place

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, March 20, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +109 and the Oilers at -120. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 72 games. They have an overall record of 37-31-4 and on the road they have a record of 20-16-0. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 195 goals and given up 202 goals for a point differential of -7. The Avalanche have 4 overtime losses including 0 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 6-4-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-35 and an over/under record of 33-35-4. Edmonton shows up with a record of 29-38-7 including 18-17-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 179 goals and surrendered 216 for a goal differential of -37. The Oilers have 7 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 29-45 while their over/under record sits at 34-35-5.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 17 goals this season with 149 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 21 goals on 245 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 26 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 1,455 shots against him and has given up 121 goals. He has made 1,334 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 58 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 23 goals this season with 264 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 18 goals on 122 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 19 wins and 24 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 1,477 shots against him and has given up 119 goals. He has made 1,358 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Avalanche have 78 total points this season. They have scored 191 goals while giving up 202 goals. They have had 235 power play opportunities and have scored 45 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Avalanche have allowed 225 power play opportunities and given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.17% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have a total of 65 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 212 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 227 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 175 goals scored while they've given up 214 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.15%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 44.9% as they've attempted 3,653 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,476 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.2% as they have 2,788 attempts while they've given up 3,244 shots on the defensive end. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. They have 2,085 face off wins compared to 2,103 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.8%. On defense Colorado has 1,647 hits and they've blocked 1,232 shots from the opposition.

Edmonton has attempted 4,058 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,329 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48% as they have 2,965 shots while they've given up 3,211 attempts on defense. The Oilers have an offensive zone percentage of 48.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.9% as they've compiled 2,202 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,299 face off losses. On defense Edmonton has blocked 1,118 shot attempts and they have 1,619 hits as a unit.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 34-35 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 33-35-4 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 29-45 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 34-35-5 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/30/15 D Brad Stuart Back out indefinitely
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely
03/19/16 D Eric Gelinas Elbow out indefinitely
03/18/16 LW Gabriel Landeskog Suspension Served probable Sunday vs Edmonton
03/18/16 C Matt Duchene Knee expected to miss 7-10 days

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/21/15 D Andrew Ference Hip out for season
03/13/16 D Oscar Klefbom Foot out indefinitely
03/12/16 D Adam Pardy Hand out indefinitely
03/07/16 D Brandon Davidson Knee likely out for season
02/29/16 LW Benoit Pouliot Shoulder out indefinitely
02/17/16 D Eric Gryba Knee out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton

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