Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Honda Center

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The Edmonton Oilers head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Oilers at +123 and the Ducks at -136. The over/under has been set at 5.

Edmonton comes into this game having played 49 games. They have an overall record of 26-15-8 and away from home they have a record of 13-7-5. The currently are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 144 goals and surrendered 131 goals for a point differential of +13. The Oilers have an overall record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 23-23 and an over/under record of 18-27-4. Anaheim shows up with a record of 27-14-9 including 16-5-3 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 133 goals and surrendered 125 for a goal differential of +8. The Ducks have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 25-23 while their over/under record sits at 15-22-13.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 56 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 16 goals this season with 147 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 40 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 17 goals on 106 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 24 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 1,289 shots against him and has given up 104 goals. He has made 1,185 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Corey Perry has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 9 goals this season with 140 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Cam Fowler has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 10 goals on 112 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. John Gibson has 19 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 1,026 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 945 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Oilers have 60 total points this season. They have scored 144 goals while giving up 131 goals. They have had 153 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Oilers have allowed 145 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.30% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Ducks have a total of 63 points on the season. They have 35 power play goals on 159 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 173 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 133 goals scored while they've given up 125 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.17%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 51.3% as they've attempted 2,846 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,705 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.5% as they have 2,121 attempts while they've given up 1,997 shots on the defensive end. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season. They have 1,413 face off wins compared to 1,560 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.5%. On defense Edmonton has 1,193 hits and they've blocked 708 shots from the opposition.

Anaheim has attempted 2,720 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,759 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.8% as they have 2,056 shots while they've given up 2,073 attempts on defense. The Ducks have an offensive zone percentage of 48.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 55.2% as they've compiled 1,663 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,351 face off losses. On defense Anaheim has blocked 686 shot attempts and they have 1,307 hits as a unit.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 23-23 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 18-27-4 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 25-23 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 15-22-13 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/26/16 RW Tyler Pitlick Knee expected to miss 4 months
12/03/16 D Darnell Nurse Ankle out 3 months
10/21/16 D Andrew Ference Hip out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Iiro Pakarinen Knee out indefinitely
01/21/17 C Jujhar Khaira Wrist "?" Wednesday vs Anaheim

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/29/16 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal out 4-6 weeks
11/17/16 LW Nicolas Kerdiles Concussion out indefinitely
10/14/16 D Simon Despres Concussion out indefinitely
10/12/16 C Nate Thompson Achilles out indefinitely
01/20/17 RW Jakob Silfverberg Upper Body out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton +123

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