Arizona Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/28/2017

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Rogers Place

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The Arizona Coyotes travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Coyotes at +174 and the Oilers at -194.

Arizona has a record of 6-17-3 this season and on the road they have a record of 4-9-2. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 64 goals and given up 95 goals for a point differential of -31. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-20-0 and an over/under record of 13-12-0. Edmonton is 9-13-2 including 4-7-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 64 goals and surrendered 79 for a goal differential of -15. Their record against the spread is 9-15-0 while their over/under record is 11-12-0.

Valuable Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 6-20-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 13-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 9-15-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 11-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/25/17 GO Antti Raanta Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Edmonton
10/10/17 D Jakob Chychrun Knee IR (10/02)

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/01/17 D Andrej Sekera Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 5 goals this year with 72 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 25.2 minutes played per game. Clayton Keller averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 11 goals on 78 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Scott Wedgewood has 2 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 185 shots against him and he's given up 18 goals. He's made 167 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has scored 30 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 10 goals this season with 67 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Patrick Maroon averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 7 goals on 63 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 9 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 598 shots against him and he's surrendered 59 goals. He's made 539 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes have 15 total points this season, which ranks them 31st in the NHL. They are 24th in the league in goals scored with 64 while they've given up 95 goals, ranking them 1st overall. They have had 90 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the NHL. The Coyotes have allowed 72 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, putting them 18th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.13% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 31st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 28th in the NHL with a total of 20 points this year. They have 12 power play goals on 63 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 17th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 80 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. That is 30th in the NHL. As a team, the Oilers are 25th in the league with 64 goals scored while they've given up 79 goals, which is 5th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.79%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Arizona is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4%, as they've attempted 1,509 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,546 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.5% as they have 1,114 attempts while they have given up 1,182 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 18th in the league. The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time, which is 20th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 789 face-off wins compared to 863 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Arizona has 631 hits and they have blocked 364 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.9% for the year. That ranks them 3rd and 28th respectively in the NHL. They have 734 face-off wins as opposed to 741 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 694 hits and they've blocked 335 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 18th in blocked shots. Edmonton is ranked 2nd in Corsi percentage with 53.9% as they've tried 1,525 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,305 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 2nd in the NHL at 53.7%, as they have 1,125 shots while they've given up 970 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Coyotes/Oilers NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton -194

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