Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Scottrade Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +113 and the Blues at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 63 games. They have an overall record of 33-22-8 and on the road they have a record of 18-12-5. Currently they are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 181 goals and given up 166 goals for a point differential of +15. The Oilers have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-30 and an over/under record of 24-35-4. St. Louis shows up with a record of 31-25-5 including 18-10-4 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 172 goals and surrendered 177 for a goal differential of -5. The Blues have a record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 30-30 while their over/under record sits at 28-24-9.

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Leon Draisaitl has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 23 goals this season with 135 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 21.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 21 goals on 186 shots. He has 50 assists giving him a total of 71 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 31 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 1,646 shots against him and has given up 133 goals. He has made 1,513 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Kevin Shattenkirk has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Blues. He has 11 goals this season with 115 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko has averaged 18.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 28 goals on 195 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Jake Allen has 22 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 1,149 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 1,039 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Oilers have 74 total points this season. They have scored 181 goals while giving up 166 goals. They have had 184 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Oilers have allowed 180 power play opportunities and given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.26% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blues have a total of 67 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 180 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 204 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 172 goals scored while they've given up 177 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.16%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 50.6% as they've attempted 3,601 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,512 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.1% as they have 2,688 attempts while they've given up 2,575 shots on the defensive end. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 51% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season. They have 1,779 face off wins compared to 2,024 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 46.8%. On defense has 1,565 hits and they've blocked 937 shots from the opposition.

St. Louis has attempted 3,154 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,191 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.1% as they have 2,365 shots while they've given up 2,352 attempts on defense. The Blues have an offensive zone percentage of 49.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.4% as they've compiled 1,812 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,786 face off losses. On defense has blocked 839 shot attempts and they have 1,285 hits as a unit.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 29-30 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 24-35-4 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 30-30 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 28-24-9 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/26/16 RW Tyler Pitlick Knee expected to miss 4 months
10/21/16 D Andrew Ference Hip out for season
02/27/17 D Adam Larsson Leg "?" Tuesday vs. St. Louis
02/18/17 LW Benoit Pouliot Undisclosed out indefinitely

St. Louis Blues Injuries

02/05/17 C Robby Fabbri Knee out for season

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis -125

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