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

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Madison Square Garden

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Saturday, November 11, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +118 and the Rangers at -130.

Edmonton has a record of 6-8-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 3-2-1. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 35 goals and given up 46 goals for a point differential of -11. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-9-0 and an over/under record of 6-9-0. New York is 8-7-2 including 6-4-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 56 goals and surrendered 57 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 8-9-0 while their over/under record is 11-6-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 6-9-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 6-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 8-9-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 11-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/10/17 LW Anton Slepyshev Lower Body left last game, is "?" Saturday vs. NY Rangers
11/10/17 LW Drake Caggiula Lower Body is doubtful Saturday vs. NY Rangers
10/15/17 RW Brian Ferlin Undisclosed IR (10/03)
10/01/17 D Andrej Sekera Knee IR (10/03)

Key New York Rangers Injuries

11/10/17 C Boo Nieves Illness is "?" Saturday vs. Edmonton

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 6 goals this year with 50 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 22.2 minutes played per game. Patrick Maroon averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 4 goals on 30 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 6 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 431 shots against him and he's given up 38 goals. He's made 393 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Kevin Shattenkirk has scored 16 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 5 goals this season with 34 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 21.4 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 3 goals on 29 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 7 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Rangers. He has 414 shots against him and he's surrendered 40 goals. He's made 374 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have 13 total points this season, which ranks them 28th in the NHL. They are 31st in the league in goals scored with 35 while they've given up 46 goals, ranking them 17th overall. They have had 45 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 28th in the NHL. The Oilers have allowed 50 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, putting them 31st in the league when short-handed. They average 37 shots per game and as a team shoot 6.38% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 19th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers are 13th in the NHL with a total of 18 points this year. They have 15 power play goals on 63 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks them 5th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 57 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 11th in the NHL. As a team, the Rangers are 3rd in the league with 56 goals scored while they've given up 57 goals, which is 6th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.11%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.6%, as they've attempted 1,043 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 867 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.4% as they have 760 attempts while they have given up 637 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 56.8% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.2% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 477 face-off wins compared to 459 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 462 hits and they have blocked 230 shots from the opposition, putting them 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 525 face-off wins compared to 501 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 15th in the league. On defense New York has 362 hits and they have blocked 237 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. New York is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 980 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 968 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.6% ranks 9th as they have 748 attempts while they have given up 731 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York -130

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