Thursday, February 4, 2016

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, February 4, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +123 and the Senators at -136. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 51 games. They have an overall record of 20-26-5 and on the road they have a record of 6-16-4. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 127 goals and given up 150 goals for a point differential of -23. The Oilers have 5 overtime losses including 1 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 3-5-2. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-31 and an over/under record of 26-21-4. Ottawa shows up with a record of 23-22-6 including 12-8-4 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 144 goals and surrendered 161 for a goal differential of -17. The Senators have 6 losses in OT and 4 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 19-28 while their over/under record sits at 24-26-1.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 18 goals this season with 192 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 31 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 9% by scoring 8 goals on 85 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 722 shots against him and has given up 70 goals. He has made 652 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Senators. He has 11 goals this season with 148 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 42 assists on the season and averages 29 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 13 goals on 114 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 20 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1303 shots against him and has given up 113 goals. He has made 1190 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have 45 total points this season. They have scored 123 goals while giving up 149 goals. They have had 148 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Oilers have allowed 151 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.34% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have a total of 52 points on the season. They have 27 power play goals on 151 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 167 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 140 goals scored while they've given up 157 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.72%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 48.8% as they've attempted 2,744 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,879 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.1% as they have 1,993 attempts while they've given up 2,147 shots on the defensive end. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.6% for the season. They have 1,517 face off wins compared to 1,549 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.5%. On defense Edmonton has 1,089 hits and they've blocked 732 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 2,738 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,031 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.5% as they have 1,983 shots while they've given up 2,284 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 50.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.2% as they've compiled 1,549 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,538 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 747 shot attempts and they have 1,389 hits as a unit.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 16-31 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 26-21-4 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 19-28 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 24-26-1 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
02/02/16 D Justin Schultz Illness "?" Thursday vs Ottawa
01/22/16 D Brandon Davidson Undisclosed out indefinitely
01/18/16 C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Hand out 6-8 weeks

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back likely out for season
02/02/16 C Kyle Turris Ankle out indefinitely
02/02/16 D Marc Methot Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Edmonton
01/22/16 LW Milan Michalek Finger out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton

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