Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/5/2017

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Rogers Place

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, November 5, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +184 and the Oilers at -205.

Detroit has a record of 6-7-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 4-5-0. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 38 goals and given up 41 goals for a point differential of -3. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-8-0 and an over/under record of 7-7-0. Edmonton is 4-7-1 including 3-5-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 30 goals and surrendered 39 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 4-8-0 while their over/under record is 6-6-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 6-8-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 7-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 4-8-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 6-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/30/17 D Danny DeKeyser Ankle is out indefinitely
10/15/17 RW Johan Franzen Concussion IR (10/03)

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/15/17 RW Brian Ferlin Undisclosed IR (10/03)
10/01/17 D Andrej Sekera Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 6 goals this year with 36 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 4 goals on 40 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 357 shots against him and he's given up 26 goals. He's made 331 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has scored 16 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 5 goals this season with 45 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 22.4 minutes played per game. Patrick Maroon averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 4 goals on 26 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 4 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 325 shots against him and he's surrendered 31 goals. He's made 294 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 13 total points this season, which ranks them 22nd in the NHL. They are 18th in the league in goals scored with 38 while they've given up 41 goals, ranking them 12th overall. They have had 46 power play opportunities and have scored 7 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 25th in the NHL. The Red Wings have allowed 57 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 12th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.76% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 9th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 28th in the NHL with a total of 9 points this year. They have 6 power play goals on 39 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 23rd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 41 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 68%. That is 31st in the NHL. As a team, the Oilers are 31st in the league with 30 goals scored while they've given up 39 goals, which is 13th overall. They average 38 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.58%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.9% as they've tried 784 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 818 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 23rd in Corsi percentage. They are 26th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.9% as they have 605 shots while they've given up 657 attempts on defense. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the year. That puts them 13th and 18th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 425 face-off wins as opposed to 467 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.6%. That is 24th overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit has 286 hits and they've blocked 161 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 27th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 57.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.8% for the year. That ranks them 2nd and 30th respectively in the NHL. They have 383 face-off wins as opposed to 363 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 368 hits and they've blocked 198 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 7th in blocked shots. Edmonton is ranked 2nd in Corsi percentage with 55.5% as they've tried 867 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 694 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 1st in the NHL at 56.1%, as they have 633 shots while they've given up 496 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton -205

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