Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders NHL Picks & Predictions 11/7/2017

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Barclays Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Barclays Center to play the New York Islanders on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +109 and the Islanders at -120.

Edmonton has a record of 4-8-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 1-2-1. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 30 goals and given up 43 goals for a point differential of -13. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-9-0 and an over/under record of 6-7-0. New York has a record of 8-5-1 including 5-0-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 54 goals and surrendered 46 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 8-6-0 while their over/under record is 9-5-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 4-9-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 6-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 8-6-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 9-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/05/17 LW Anton Slepyshev Undisclosed is "?" Tuesday vs. NY Islanders
10/15/17 RW Brian Ferlin Undisclosed IR (10/03)
10/01/17 D Andrej Sekera Knee IR (10/03)

Key New York Islanders Injuries

11/05/17 D Adam Pelech Undisclosed is "?" Tuesday vs. Edmonton

Player Spotlight

Cam Talbot has 4 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 360 shots against him and he's given up 35 goals. He's made 325 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Connor McDavid has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 5 goals this year with 47 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 21.9 minutes played per game. Patrick Maroon averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 4 goals on 26 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has scored 18 total points this year for the Islanders. He has 3 goals this season with 15 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 17.1 minutes played per game. Thomas Greiss has 3 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Islanders. He has 201 shots against him and he's surrendered 21 goals. He's made 180 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Anders Lee averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 8 goals on 34 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have allowed 43 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67% this year. That is 31st in the NHL. They average 38 shots per game and as a team shoot 6.10% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 24th in the league. The Oilers has 9 total points this season, ranking 30th in the NHL in offense. They are 31st in the league with 30 goals while they've given up 43 goals, which is 13th overall. They have had 41 power play opportunities and scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Islanders are 3rd with 54 goals scored while they are 10th in the NHL with 46 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.53%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 21st place in the league. The Islanders have a total of 17 points this year, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 11 power play goals on 49 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks their power play unit 8th. They've allowed 48 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.6%, as they've attempted 941 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 750 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.8% as they have 687 attempts while they have given up 544 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 57.6% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.4% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 421 face-off wins compared to 390 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 395 hits and they have blocked 206 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 18th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 389 face-off wins compared to 435 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That is 28th in the league. On defense New York has 276 hits and they have blocked 210 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. New York is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9% as they've attempted 823 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 825 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.2% ranks 21st as they have 596 attempts while they have given up 615 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York -120

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