Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Rexall Place

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, February 23, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Senators at -104 and the Oilers at -106. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 60 games. They have an overall record of 28-26-6 and on the road they have a record of 11-16-2. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 172 goals and given up 186 goals for a point differential of -14. The Senators have 6 overtime losses including 4 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 5-5-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-32 and an over/under record of 30-29-1. Edmonton shows up with a record of 22-32-6 including 15-13-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 150 goals and surrendered 184 for a goal differential of -34. The Oilers have 6 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 22-38 while their over/under record sits at 32-24-4.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 65 total points this season for the Senators. He has 11 goals this season with 184 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 54 assists on the season and averages 29 minutes played per game. Bobby Ryan has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 20 goals on 141 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 25 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1,541 shots against him and has given up 128 goals. He has made 1,413 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 20 goals this season with 216 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 15 goals on 97 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 745 shots against him and has given up 74 goals. He has made 671 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Senators have 62 total points this season. They have scored 166 goals while giving up 182 goals. They have had 186 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Senators have allowed 191 power play opportunities and given up 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.79% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have a total of 50 points on the season. They have 32 power play goals on 177 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 188 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 146 goals scored while they've given up 182 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.48%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 47.5% as they've attempted 3,246 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,594 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.5% as they have 2,361 attempts while they've given up 2,721 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 51% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season. They have 1,876 face off wins compared to 1,833 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.6%. On defense Ottawa has 1,690 hits and they've blocked 873 shots from the opposition.

Edmonton has attempted 3,279 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,458 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48% as they have 2,380 shots while they've given up 2,577 attempts on defense. The Oilers have an offensive zone percentage of 49% and their defensive zone percentage is 51% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.3% as they've compiled 1,817 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,872 face off losses. On defense Edmonton has blocked 881 shot attempts and they have 1,308 hits as a unit.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 26-32 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 30-29-1 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 22-38 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 32-24-4 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back out for season

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/21/15 D Andrew Ference Hip out for season
12/15/15 D Oscar Klefbom Staph Infection out indefinitely
02/17/16 D Eric Gryba Knee out indefinitely
01/18/16 C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Hand out 6-8 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa

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