Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Amalie Arena

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +193 and the Lightning at -210. The over/under has been set at 5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 46 games. They have an overall record of 18-23-5 and on the road they have a record of 5-14-4. Currently they are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 111 goals and given up 134 goals for a point differential of -23. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 24-17-4 including 12-8-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 119 goals and surrendered 107 for a goal differential of +12.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 16 goals this season with 181 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 26 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 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%.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 20 goals this season with 131 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 18 goals on 114 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 18 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 934 shots against him and has given up 68 goals. He has made 866 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Oilers have 41 total points this season. They have scored 107 goals while giving up 133 goals. They have had 134 power play opportunities and have scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Oilers have allowed 136 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.98% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Lightning have a total of 52 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 154 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 134 power play opportunities and have given up 27 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 104 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.09%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 14-28 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 23-20-3 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 22-21 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 15-23-7 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
01/17/16 LW Matt Hendricks Suspension Served probable Monday vs. Florida
01/09/16 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to return Feb 2 vs Columbus

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/15/15 F Joel Vermin Hand out 6-8 weeks
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely
01/17/16 C Brian Boyle Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Edmonton

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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