Sunday, February 5, 2017

Bell Centre

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The Edmonton Oilers head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday, February 5, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Oilers at +141 and the Canadiens at -156. The over/under has been set at 5.

Edmonton comes into this game having played 54 games. They have an overall record of 28-18-8 and away from home they have a record of 15-9-5. The currently are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 155 goals and surrendered 141 goals for a point differential of +14. The Oilers have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-26 and an over/under record of 19-31-4. Montreal shows up with a record of 30-15-7 including 18-5-3 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 156 goals and surrendered 130 for a goal differential of +26. The Canadiens have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 29-22 while their over/under record sits at 22-21-9.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 60 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 18 goals this season with 157 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 42 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 17% by scoring 20 goals on 118 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 26 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 1,417 shots against him and has given up 113 goals. He has made 1,304 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Alexander Radulov has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 12 goals this season with 96 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 24 goals on 161 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Carey Price has 23 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 1,155 shots against him and has given up 90 goals. He has made 1,065 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Oilers have 64 total points this season. They have scored 155 goals while giving up 141 goals. They have had 166 power play opportunities and have scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Oilers have allowed 156 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.16% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Canadiens have a total of 67 points on the season. They have 36 power play goals on 156 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 183 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 156 goals scored while they've given up 130 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.09%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 50.9% as they've attempted 3,112 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,007 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.3% as they have 2,331 attempts while they've given up 2,213 shots on the defensive end. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season. They have 1,545 face off wins compared to 1,727 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.2%. On defense Edmonton has 1,304 hits and they've blocked 794 shots from the opposition.

Montreal has attempted 2,970 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,890 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.7% as they have 2,158 shots while they've given up 2,099 attempts on defense. The Canadiens have an offensive zone percentage of 48.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.2% as they've compiled 1,602 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,587 face off losses. On defense Montreal has blocked 791 shot attempts and they have 1,067 hits as a unit.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 25-26 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 19-31-4 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 29-22 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 22-21-9 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
01/31/17 C Jujhar Khaira Wrist out indefinitely

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

01/04/17 RW Brendan Gallagher Hand expected to miss 8 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton +141

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