Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Consol Energy Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Consol Energy Center to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +140 and the Penguins at -179. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 13 games. They have an overall record of 9-3-1 and on the road they have a record of 5-1-1. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 40 goals and given up 31 goals for a point differential of +9. The Oilers have an overall record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-4 and an over/under record of 5-8-0. Pittsburgh shows up with a record of 8-2-2 including 5-0-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 37 goals and surrendered 31 for a goal differential of +6. The Penguins have a record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 7-4 while their over/under record sits at 5-3-4.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 5 goals this season with 35 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 9 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 12% by scoring 3 goals on 25 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 8 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 374 shots against him and has given up 28 goals. He has made 346 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Evgeni Malkin has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 6 goals this season with 26 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Patric Hornqvist has averaged 15 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 4 goals on 44 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 325 shots against him and has given up 30 goals. He has made 295 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have 19 total points this season. They have scored 40 goals while giving up 31 goals. They have had 38 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Oilers have allowed 38 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.34% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Penguins have a total of 18 points on the season. They have 10 power play goals on 41 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 24%. They have allowed 49 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 37 goals scored while they've given up 31 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.19%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 48.6% as they've attempted 699 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 739 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.7% as they have 519 attempts while they've given up 546 shots on the defensive end. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 47.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.6% for the season. They have 388 face off wins compared to 412 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.5%. On defense Edmonton has 319 hits and they've blocked 193 shots from the opposition.

Pittsburgh has attempted 675 shots at full strength and they've given up 727 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.7% as they have 505 shots while they've given up 531 attempts on defense. The Penguins have an offensive zone percentage of 50.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.4% as they've compiled 381 face off wins this season and they have suffered 423 face off losses. On defense Pittsburgh has blocked 196 shot attempts and they have 293 hits as a unit.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 8-4 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 5-8-0 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 7-4 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 5-3-4 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/06/16 RW Jesse Puljujarvi Knee "?" Tuesday vs Pittsburgh
11/06/16 D Kris Russell Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs Pittsburgh
11/06/16 RW Zack Kassian Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Pittsburgh
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

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/29/16 RW Daniel Sprong Shoulder out indefinitely
10/21/16 D Derrick Pouliot Lower Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton +140

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