Friday, December 23, 2016

SAP Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Friday, December 23, 2016.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 35 games. They have an overall record of 18-12-5 and on the road they have a record of 10-5-4. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 103 goals and given up 94 goals for a point differential of +9. The Oilers have an overall record of 5-2-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-17 and an over/under record of 13-20-2. San Jose shows up with a record of 20-12-1 including 11-4-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 84 goals and surrendered 73 for a goal differential of +11. The Sharks have a record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 18-13 while their over/under record sits at 6-18-9.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 12 goals this season with 99 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. 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 78 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 17 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 937 shots against him and has given up 77 goals. He has made 860 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 11 goals this season with 115 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Brent Burns has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 13 goals on 137 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Martin Jones has 17 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 734 shots against him and has given up 59 goals. He has made 675 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Oilers have 41 total points this season. They have scored 103 goals while giving up 94 goals. They have had 112 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Oilers have allowed 107 power play opportunities and given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.31% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Sharks have a total of 41 points on the season. They have 18 power play goals on 108 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 85 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 84 goals scored while they've given up 73 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.24%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 51.4% as they've attempted 2,041 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,926 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.4% as they have 1,513 attempts while they've given up 1,432 shots on the defensive end. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season. They have 1,014 face off wins compared to 1,102 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.9%. On defense Edmonton has 874 hits and they've blocked 494 shots from the opposition.

San Jose has attempted 1,981 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,796 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 53.3% as they have 1,448 shots while they've given up 1,270 attempts on defense. The Sharks have an offensive zone percentage of 54% and their defensive zone percentage is 46% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 936 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,016 face off losses. On defense San Jose has blocked 526 shot attempts and they have 670 hits as a unit.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 16-17 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 13-20-2 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 18-13 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 6-18-9 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/21/16 RW Tyler Pitlick Leg "?" Friday vs San Jose
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

San Jose Sharks Injuries

11/21/16 C Tomas Hertl Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton

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