Thursday, November 17, 2016

Staples Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +140 and the Kings at -155. The over/under has been set at 5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 17 games. They have an overall record of 9-7-1 and on the road they have a record of 5-3-1. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 47 goals and given up 45 goals for a point differential of +2. The Oilers have an overall record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-8 and an over/under record of 6-10-1. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 7-9-1 including 5-2-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 40 goals and surrendered 45 for a goal differential of -5. The Kings have a record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 6-10 while their over/under record sits at 5-10-2.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 5 goals this season with 46 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 4 goals on 30 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 8 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 489 shots against him and has given up 42 goals. He has made 447 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 8 total points this season for the Kings. He has 2 goals this season with 37 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 5 goals on 48 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Peter Budaj has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 331 shots against him and has given up 29 goals. He has made 302 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have 19 total points this season. They have scored 47 goals while giving up 45 goals. They have had 49 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Oilers have allowed 48 power play opportunities and given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.87% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Kings have a total of 15 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 55 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 11%. They have allowed 59 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 40 goals scored while they've given up 45 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.42%. As a team they give up 25 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 51.2% as they've attempted 966 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 919 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51% as they have 717 attempts while they've given up 690 shots on the defensive end. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. They have 517 face off wins compared to 524 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.7%. On defense Edmonton has 428 hits and they've blocked 229 shots from the opposition.

Los Angeles has attempted 1,080 shots at full strength and they've given up 859 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 55.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 55.3% as they have 776 shots while they've given up 628 attempts on defense. The Kings have an offensive zone percentage of 54.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.4% as they've compiled 524 face off wins this season and they have suffered 537 face off losses. On defense Los Angeles has blocked 231 shot attempts and they have 529 hits as a unit.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 8-8 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 6-10-1 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 6-10 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 5-10-2 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/07/16 D Kris Russell Lower Body out indefinitely
10/21/16 D Andrew Ference Hip out indefinitely
10/20/16 D Mark Fayne Leg out indefinitely
10/18/16 LW Drake Caggiula Hip out indefinitely
10/17/16 LW Matt Hendricks Knee out indefinitely
10/14/16 D Brandon Davidson Shoulder out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Iiro Pakarinen Knee out indefinitely

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

11/16/16 C Anze Kopitar Arm "?" Thursday vs Edmonton
11/13/16 GO Jeff Zatkoff Groin "?" Thursday vs Edmonton
11/03/16 LW Andy Andreoff Upper Body out indefinitely
10/30/16 D Brayden McNabb Collarbone out indefinitely
10/13/16 GO Jonathan Quick Groin out 3-4 months
10/09/16 RW Marian Gaborik Foot out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton +140

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