Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 12/16/2017

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Xcel Energy Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, December 16, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +122 and the Wild at -135.

Edmonton has a record of 13-16-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 8-7-2. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 93 goals and given up 105 goals for a point differential of -12. For the season they have an ATS record of 13-19-0 and an over/under record of 16-15-0. Minnesota is 16-11-3 including 10-3-2 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 91 goals and surrendered 88 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 17-14-0 while their over/under record is 16-13-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 13-19-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 16-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 17-14-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 16-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/01/17 D Adam Larsson Upper Body IR (11/30)
11/30/17 GO Cam Talbot Upper Body IR (11/28)
10/01/17 D Andrej Sekera Knee IR (10/03)

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/14/17 GO Devan Dubnyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
12/01/17 D Jared Spurgeon Groin is out indefinitely
10/24/17 LW Zach Parise Back IR (10/01)

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 12 goals this year with 87 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 21.4 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 12 goals on 74 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Laurent Brossoit has 3 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 311 shots against him and he's given up 34 goals. He's made 277 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 25 total points this year for the Wild. He has 14 goals this season with 70 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 17.7 minutes played per game. Eric Staal averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 12 goals on 93 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Alex Stalock has 4 wins and 3 losses this year in goal for the Wild. He has 259 shots against him and he's surrendered 24 goals. He's made 235 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have 28 total points this season, which ranks them 28th in the NHL. They are 16th in the league in goals scored with 93 while they've given up 101 goals, ranking them 8th overall. They have had 84 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 15th in the NHL. The Oilers have allowed 101 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, putting them 31st in the league when short-handed. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.68% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 30th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 15th in the NHL with a total of 35 points this year. They have 19 power play goals on 87 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks them 6th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 113 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 12th in the NHL. As a team, the Wild are 19th in the league with 89 goals scored while they've given up 88 goals, which is 21st overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.37%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 12th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.6%, as they've attempted 1,998 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,731 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.2% as they have 1,493 attempts while they have given up 1,264 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.6% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.4% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 964 face-off wins compared to 964 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 854 hits and they have blocked 467 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 47.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.3% for the year. That ranks them 26th and 7th respectively in the NHL. They have 894 face-off wins as opposed to 897 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 554 hits and they've blocked 479 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 6th in blocked shots. Minnesota is ranked 30th in Corsi percentage with 46.1% as they've tried 1,543 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,806 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 26th in the NHL at 47.3%, as they have 1,191 shots while they've given up 1,327 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota -135

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