Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Gila River Arena

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday, December 21, 2016.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 34 games. They have an overall record of 17-12-5 and on the road they have a record of 9-5-4. Currently they are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 100 goals and given up 92 goals for a point differential of +8. The Oilers have an overall record of 5-2-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-17 and an over/under record of 13-19-2. Arizona shows up with a record of 11-16-5 including 6-6-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 72 goals and surrendered 101 for a goal differential of -29. The Coyotes have a record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 8-21 while their over/under record sits at 10-18-4.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 12 goals this season with 96 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 21 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 18% by scoring 14 goals on 77 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 16 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 901 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 826 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Jordan Martinook has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 6 goals this season with 50 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Radim Vrbata has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 8 goals on 99 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Mike Smith has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 626 shots against him and has given up 45 goals. He has made 581 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Oilers have 39 total points this season. They have scored 100 goals while giving up 92 goals. They have had 109 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Oilers have allowed 102 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.22% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have a total of 27 points on the season. They have 13 power play goals on 94 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 113 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 72 goals scored while they've given up 101 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.97%. As a team they give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 52% as they've attempted 2,000 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,848 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.9% as they have 1,484 attempts while they've given up 1,377 shots on the defensive end. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 52.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.3% for the season. They have 990 face off wins compared to 1,073 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48%. On defense Edmonton has 845 hits and they've blocked 471 shots from the opposition.

Arizona has attempted 1,679 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,086 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 44.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 43.9% as they have 1,254 shots while they've given up 1,600 attempts on defense. The Coyotes have an offensive zone percentage of 44.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 55.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.6% as they've compiled 948 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,045 face off losses. On defense Arizona has blocked 486 shot attempts and they have 860 hits as a unit.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 15-17 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 13-19-2 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 8-21 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 10-18-4 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/03/16 D Darnell Nurse Ankle out 3 months
10/21/16 D Andrew Ference Hip out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Iiro Pakarinen Knee out indefinitely

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/10/16 LW Max Domi Hand out indefinitely
11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton

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