Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Parlay 11/18/2017

Saturday, November 18, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Edmonton Oilers head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Saturday, November 18, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Oilers at +113 and the Stars at -125.

Edmonton has a record of 7-10-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-3-2. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 47 goals and surrendered 58 goals for a point differential of -11. For the year they have an ATS mark of 7-12-0 and an over/under record of 7-11-0. Dallas has a record of 9-9-1, including 6-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 52 goals and have given up 58 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 9-10-0 while their over/under mark is 10-8-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 7-12-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 7-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 9-10-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 10-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/17/17 LW Jujhar Khaira Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs. Dallas
11/10/17 LW Anton Slepyshev Groin IR (11/09)
10/01/17 D Andrej Sekera Knee IR (10/03)

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/12/17 D Marc Methot Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Cam Talbot has 7 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Oilers. He has 527 shots against him and he's surrendered 47 goals. He's made 480 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Patrick Maroon has scored 12 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 5 goals this season with 50 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Connor McDavid averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 9 goals on 59 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has 17 total points this season for the Stars. He has 8 goals this year with 73 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Ben Bishop has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 407 shots against him and he's given up 41 goals. He's made 366 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Jamie Benn averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 10 goals on 62 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have given up 64 power play opportunities and surrendered 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73% this season. That is 29th in the league. They average 35 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.03% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 16th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Oilers are 28th overall with 16 total points this year. They are 29th in the league with 47 goals and 12th in goals allowed with 58. They've had 53 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Stars are 22nd with a total of 52 goals scored while they are 11th with 58 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.62%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th in the league. The Stars have a total of 19 points this season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have had 16 power play goals on 56 chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 1st overall. They've given up 69 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 9th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.7%, as they've attempted 1,269 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,051 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.5% as they have 933 attempts while they have given up 780 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 56.5% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.5% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 592 face-off wins compared to 581 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 569 hits and they have blocked 271 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the year. That ranks them 25th and 7th respectively in the NHL. They have 654 face-off wins as opposed to 572 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.3%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Dallas has 403 hits and they've blocked 271 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 18th in blocked shots. Dallas is ranked 7th in Corsi percentage with 51.8% as they've tried 1,106 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,031 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 6th in the NHL at 52.1%, as they have 825 shots while they've given up 760 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Edmonton +113 and over 6 total goals

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