Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Gila River Arena

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +118 and the Coyotes at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 43 games. They have an overall record of 17-23-3 and on the road they have a record of 5-14-2. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 105 goals and given up 127 goals for a point differential of -22. Arizona shows up with a record of 21-16-4 including 11-6-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 116 goals and surrendered 125 for a goal differential of -9.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 16 goals this season with 173 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 8 goals on 79 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 661 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 600 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 11 goals this season with 118 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Mikkel Boedker has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 12 goals on 105 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Anders Lindback has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 364 shots against him and has given up 39 goals. He has made 325 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Oilers have 37 total points this season. They have scored 102 goals while giving up 127 goals. They have had 129 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Oilers have allowed 123 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.15% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have a total of 46 points on the season. They have 27 power play goals on 150 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 146 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 116 goals scored while they've given up 124 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.42%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 14-26 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 22-18-3 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 21-20 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 21-15-5 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/27/15 RW Nail Yakupov Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
12/21/15 D Andrew Ference Undisclosed out indefinitely
12/15/15 D Oscar Klefbom Finger out indefinitely
01/09/16 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to return Feb 2 vs Columbus

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/15/15 GO Mike Smith Lower Body expected to miss 8-10 weeks
10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton

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