Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/4/2017

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Rogers Place

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The Calgary Flames travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Flames at +255 and the Oilers at -106.

Calgary had a record of 45-33-4 last season and on the road they had a record of 21-16-4. They finished 4th in the Pacific Division. They scored 226 goals and gave up 221 goals for a point differential of +5. For the season they had an ATS record of 45-41-0 and an over/under record of 35-39-0. Edmonton finished with a record of 47-26-9 including 25-12-4 at home last season. They were 2nd in the Pacific Division. They scored 247 goals and surrendered 212 for a goal differential of +35. Their record against the spread was 54-41-0 while their over/under record was 39-44-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames were 45-41-0 straight up last year

The Calgary Flames were 35-39-0 against the over/under last season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers were 54-41-0 straight up last year

The Edmonton Oilers were 39-44-0 against the over/under last season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

9/19/2017 Daniel Pribyl C Lower Body

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

9/30/2017 Anton Slepyshev LW Illness
9/27/2017 Ryan Stanton D Foot
9/14/2017 Andrej Sekera D Knee
9/8/2017 Tyler Benson LW Groin

Player Spotlight

Mike Smith had 19 wins and 26 losses last season in net for the Flames. He had 1,819 shots against him and he gave up 156 goals. He made 1,663 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Johnny Gaudreau accumulated 61 total points last season for the Flames. He had 18 goals last year with 180 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He had a total of 43 assists on the season and averaged 18.5 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan averaged 17.6 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 27 goals on 195 shots. He had 31 assists giving him a total of 58 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl scored 75 total points last year for the Oilers. He had 28 goals last season with 168 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He had a total of 47 assists on the season and averaged 18.9 minutes played per game. Cam Talbot had 42 wins and 22 losses last year in goal for the Oilers. He had 2,117 shots against him and he surrendered 171 goals. He made 1,946 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Connor McDavid averaged 21.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 30 goals on 242 shots. He had 67 assists giving him a total of 97 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames allowed 277 power play opportunities and gave up 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% last year. That was 12th in the NHL. They averaged 29 shots per game and as a team shot 9.46% for the season. They allowed 29 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 91%, which was ranked 19th in the league. The Flames had 94 total points last season, ranking 15th in the NHL in offense. They were 15th in the league with 226 goals while giving up 221 goals, which was 17th overall. They had 258 power play opportunities and scored 52 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That was 11th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Oilers were 8th with 247 goals scored while they were 23rd in the NHL with 212 goals allowed last year. They averaged 31 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 9.70%. They gave up 29 shots per game and had a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 9th place in the league. The Oilers had a total of 103 points last year, which was 7th in the NHL. They had 56 power play goals on 245 opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That ranked their power play unit 5th. They allowed 223 power play opportunities and gave up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which was 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary had a Corsi percentage of 50.3% as they tried 4,480 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,426 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. That ranked them 12th in Corsi percentage. They were 15th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.9% as they had 3,302 shots while they gave up 3,315 attempts on defense. The Flames started possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 50.9% for the year. That put them 22nd and 5th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They had 2,432 face-off wins as opposed to 2,538 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 48.9%. That was 18th overall in the NHL. On defense Calgary had 1,550 hits and they blocked 1,111 attempts from opposing offenses, which was 19th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton had a Corsi percentage of 50.4% as they tried 4,704 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,623 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. That ranked them 16th in Corsi percentage. They were 8th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.3% as they had 3,504 shots while they gave up 3,329 attempts on defense. The Oilers started possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 48.5% for the year. That put them 10th and 16th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They had 2,302 face-off wins as opposed to 2,592 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 47%. That was 30th overall in the NHL. On defense Edmonton had 2,073 hits and they blocked 1,294 attempts from opposing offenses, which was 7th in the league.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton -106

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