Sunday, February 26, 2017

Bridgestone Arena

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The Edmonton Oilers head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Sunday, February 26, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Oilers at +117 and the Predators at -129. The over/under has been set at 5.

Edmonton comes into this game having played 62 games. They have an overall record of 33-21-8 and away from home they have a record of 18-11-5. The currently are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 177 goals and surrendered 161 goals for a point differential of +16. The Oilers have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-29 and an over/under record of 23-35-4. Nashville shows up with a record of 29-22-9 including 17-7-7 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 173 goals and surrendered 167 for a goal differential of +6. The Predators have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-31 while their over/under record sits at 32-24-4.

Leon Draisaitl has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 23 goals this season with 134 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Connor McDavid has averaged 21.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 20 goals on 182 shots. He has 49 assists giving him a total of 69 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 31 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 1,618 shots against him and has given up 128 goals. He has made 1,490 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Viktor Arvidsson has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Predators. He has 19 goals this season with 185 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 16.7 minutes played per game. Ryan Johansen has averaged 18.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 9 goals on 122 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 23 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 1,310 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 1,200 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Oilers have 74 total points this season. They have scored 177 goals while giving up 161 goals. They have had 180 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Oilers have allowed 175 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.21% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Predators have a total of 67 points on the season. They have 36 power play goals on 191 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 185 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 173 goals scored while they've given up 167 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.10%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 50.6% as they've attempted 3,549 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,470 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51% as they have 2,650 attempts while they've given up 2,541 shots on the defensive end. start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season. They have 1,756 face off wins compared to 1,981 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47%. On defense has 1,542 hits and they've blocked 929 shots from the opposition.

Nashville has attempted 3,521 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,352 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.8% as they have 2,617 shots while they've given up 2,536 attempts on defense. have an offensive zone percentage of 50.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.5% as they've compiled 1,873 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,835 face off losses. On defense has blocked 816 shot attempts and they have 1,227 hits as a unit.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 29-29 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 23-35-4 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 27-31 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 32-24-4 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 for season
02/24/17 D Adam Larsson Leg "?" Sunday vs Nashville
02/18/17 LW Benoit Pouliot Undisclosed out indefinitely

Nashville Predators Injuries

10/17/16 RW Miikka Salomaki Lower Body out indefinitely
02/21/17 D Cody McLeod Lower Body out indefinitely
01/20/17 C Cody Bass Lower Body out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton +117

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