Saturday, January 7, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, January 7, 2017.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 40 games. They have an overall record of 20-13-7 and on the road they have a record of 11-6-5. Currently they are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 115 goals and given up 107 goals for a point differential of +8. The Oilers have an overall record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 18-20 and an over/under record of 14-23-3. New Jersey shows up with a record of 16-16-7 including 10-4-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 92 goals and surrendered 115 for a goal differential of -23. The Devils have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 13-23 while their over/under record sits at 14-14-11.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 14 goals this season with 115 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 14 goals on 93 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 19 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 1,100 shots against him and has given up 89 goals. He has made 1,011 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Devils. He has 9 goals this season with 91 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Travis Zajac has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 8 goals on 75 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 12 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 871 shots against him and has given up 80 goals. He has made 791 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Oilers have 47 total points this season. They have scored 115 goals while giving up 107 goals. They have had 129 power play opportunities and have scored 27 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Oilers have allowed 122 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.20% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Devils have a total of 39 points on the season. They have 18 power play goals on 136 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 119 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 92 goals scored while they've given up 115 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.58%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 50.9% as they've attempted 2,309 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,226 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.8% as they have 1,714 attempts while they've given up 1,658 shots on the defensive end. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. They have 1,163 face off wins compared to 1,260 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48%. On defense Edmonton has 992 hits and they've blocked 568 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 1,912 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,178 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.5% as they have 1,461 shots while they've given up 1,679 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 47.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.2% as they've compiled 1,190 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,182 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 499 shot attempts and they have 809 hits as a unit.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 18-20 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 14-23-3 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 13-23 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 14-14-11 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
01/05/17 D Brandon Davidson Illness "?" Saturday vs New Jersey

New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/28/16 LW Vernon Fiddler Lower Body expected to miss 3-4 weeks
01/05/17 RW Nick Lappin Illness "?" Friday vs. Toronto
01/03/17 D Andy Greene Wrist injured last game, "?" Friday vs Toronto
01/03/17 C Jacob Josefson Illness "?" Friday vs Toronto
01/02/17 D John Moore Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey

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