Thursday, January 14, 2016

SAP Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, January 14, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +158 and the Sharks at -175. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 44 games. They have an overall record of 17-23-4 and on the road they have a record of 5-14-3. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 108 goals and given up 131 goals for a point differential of -23. San Jose shows up with a record of 21-18-2 including 6-12-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 118 goals and surrendered 113 for a goal differential of +5.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 16 goals this season with 175 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 81 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 692 shots against him and has given up 65 goals. He has made 627 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 22 goals this season with 110 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Patrick Marleau has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 14 goals on 110 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Martin Jones has 18 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 900 shots against him and has given up 79 goals. He has made 821 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have 38 total points this season. They have scored 105 goals while giving up 131 goals. They have had 132 power play opportunities and have scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Oilers have allowed 127 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.21% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Sharks have a total of 44 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 138 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 128 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 117 goals scored while they've given up 113 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.54%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 14-27 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 23-18-3 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 20-20 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 23-14-3 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/21/15 D Andrew Ference Undisclosed out indefinitely
12/15/15 D Oscar Klefbom Finger out indefinitely
01/13/16 RW Nail Yakupov Ankle is upgraded to "?" Thursday vs. San Jose
01/11/16 LW Matt Hendricks Suspension expected to miss 3 games, eligible to return Monday, Jan. 18 vs. Florida
01/09/16 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to return Feb 2 vs Columbus

San Jose Sharks Injuries

10/05/15 LW Raffi Torres Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton

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