Friday, October 28, 2016

Rogers Arena

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, October 28, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at -109 and the Canucks at -114. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 7 games. They have an overall record of 6-1-0 and on the road they have a record of 2-0-0. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 27 goals and given up 17 goals for a point differential of +10. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-1 and an over/under record of 3-4-0. Vancouver shows up with a record of 4-2-1 including 4-1-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 15 goals and surrendered 17 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 3-3 while their over/under record sits at 3-4-0.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 4 goals this season with 17 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 24%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 2 goals on 18 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 6 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 233 shots against him and has given up 17 goals. He has made 216 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 2 goals this season with 17 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Brandon Sutter has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 1 goal on 18 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 3 wins and no losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 104 shots against him and has given up 8 goals. He has made 96 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Oilers have 12 total points this season. They have scored 27 goals while giving up 17 goals. They have had 22 power play opportunities and have scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Oilers have allowed 26 power play opportunities and given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 13.37% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Canucks have a total of 9 points on the season. They have 3 power play goals on 24 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 18 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 15 goals scored while they've given up 17 goals to this point. They average 25 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.62%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 46.2% as they've attempted 369 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 429 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 45.7% as they have 273 attempts while they've given up 324 shots on the defensive end. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 45% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 55% for the season. They have 212 face off wins compared to 223 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.7%. On defense Edmonton has 160 hits and they've blocked 105 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 343 shots at full strength and they've given up 372 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.6% as they have 252 shots while they've given up 277 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 50.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.6% as they've compiled 201 face off wins this season and they have suffered 221 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 95 shot attempts and they have 115 hits as a unit.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 6-1 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 3-4-0 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 3-3 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 3-4-0 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/21/16 D Andrew Ference Undisclosed 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

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

10/25/16 RW Alexandre Burrows Neck out indefinitely
10/25/16 D Christopher Tanev Leg "?" Friday vs Edmonton
10/25/16 RW Derek Dorsett Shoulder out indefinitely
10/18/16 RW Anton Rodin Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton

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