Friday, February 26, 2016

Honda Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, February 26, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +210 and the Ducks at -260. The over/under has been set at 5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 61 games. They have an overall record of 22-33-6 and on the road they have a record of 7-19-4. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 151 goals and given up 188 goals for a point differential of -37. The Oilers have 6 overtime losses including 2 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 2-7-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-39 and an over/under record of 32-25-4. Anaheim shows up with a record of 31-19-8 including 18-8-4 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 147 goals and surrendered 141 for a goal differential of +6. The Ducks have 8 losses in OT and 3 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 8-1-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 32-27 while their over/under record sits at 23-23-13.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 20 goals this season with 218 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 15 goals on 99 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 745 shots against him and has given up 74 goals. He has made 671 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Corey Perry has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 23 goals this season with 159 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Ryan Getzlaf has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 8 goals on 109 shots. He has 39 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 14 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 807 shots against him and has given up 67 goals. He has made 740 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Oilers have 50 total points this season. They have scored 147 goals while giving up 186 goals. They have had 180 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Oilers have allowed 190 power play opportunities and given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.38% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Ducks have a total of 70 points on the season. They have 35 power play goals on 169 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 206 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 144 goals scored while they've given up 138 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.06%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 48.7% as they've attempted 3,341 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,516 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.1% as they have 2,427 attempts while they've given up 2,616 shots on the defensive end. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. They have 1,837 face off wins compared to 1,902 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.1%. On defense Edmonton has 1,338 hits and they've blocked 900 shots from the opposition.

Anaheim has attempted 3,387 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,087 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 53% as they have 2,546 shots while they've given up 2,257 attempts on defense. The Ducks have an offensive zone percentage of 49.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.4% as they've compiled 1,778 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,679 face off losses. On defense Anaheim has blocked 830 shot attempts and they have 1,528 hits as a unit.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 22-39 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 32-25-4 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 32-27 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 23-23-13 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/21/15 D Andrew Ference Hip out for season
12/15/15 D Oscar Klefbom Staph Infection out indefinitely
02/17/16 D Eric Gryba Knee out indefinitely
01/18/16 C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Hand out 6-8 weeks

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/29/15 LW Kenton Helgesen Foot out indefinitely
02/12/16 RW Chris Stewart Jaw out indefinitely
01/26/16 C Shawn Horcoff Suspension expected to miss 20 games; eligible to return March 11 vs St Louis

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim

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