Sunday, January 8, 2017

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Sunday, January 8, 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. Ottawa shows up with a record of 20-13-4 including 11-5-4 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 94 goals and surrendered 98 for a goal differential of -4. The Senators have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 17-17 while their over/under record sits at 15-20-2.

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%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Senators. He has 7 goals this season with 87 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Mark Stone has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 11 goals on 55 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Mike Condon has 8 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 448 shots against him and has given up 37 goals. He has made 411 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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 Senators have a total of 44 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 119 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 127 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 94 goals scored while they've given up 98 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.82%. As a team they give up 30 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.

Ottawa has attempted 1,994 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,216 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48% as they have 1,460 shots while they've given up 1,579 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 52.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.8% as they've compiled 1,136 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,143 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 637 shot attempts and they have 970 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

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 17-17 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 15-20-2 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

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/22/16 GO Andrew Hammond Groin out indefinitely
12/13/16 GO Craig Anderson Personal out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
01/07/17 C Zack Smith Abdominal is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Washington

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton

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