Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 12/10/2017

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, December 10, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +218 and the Maple Leafs at -245.

Edmonton has a record of 11-15-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 6-6-2. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 80 goals and given up 96 goals for a point differential of -16. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-17-0 and an over/under record of 14-13-0. Toronto has a record of 18-10-1 including 9-5-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 101 goals and surrendered 85 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 18-11-0 while their over/under record is 14-12-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 11-17-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 14-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 18-11-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 14-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/01/17 D Adam Larsson Upper Body IR (11/30)
11/30/17 GO Cam Talbot Upper Body IR (11/28)
10/01/17 D Andrej Sekera Knee IR (10/03)

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/08/17 D Morgan Rielly Undisclosed is probable Saturday vs Pittsburgh
11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Laurent Brossoit has 2 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 235 shots against him and he's given up 29 goals. He's made 206 saves for a save percentage of 88%. Patrick Maroon has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 8 goals this year with 72 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 17.4 minutes played per game. Connor McDavid averages 21.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 11 goals on 75 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nazem Kadri has scored 23 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 13 goals this season with 71 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 16.3 minutes played per game. Frederik Andersen has 16 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 860 shots against him and he's surrendered 67 goals. He's made 793 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Auston Matthews averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 13 goals on 80 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have allowed 94 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72% this year. That is 31st in the NHL. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.39% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 31st in the league. The Oilers has 24 total points this season, ranking 29th in the NHL in offense. They are 23rd in the league with 80 goals while they've given up 96 goals, which is 5th overall. They have had 72 power play opportunities and scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Maple Leafs are 3rd with 101 goals scored while they are 19th in the NHL with 85 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.21%. They give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 8th place in the league. The Maple Leafs have a total of 37 points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 19 power play goals on 86 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks their power play unit 5th. They've allowed 91 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.2%, as they've attempted 1,786 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,568 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.4% as they have 1,322 attempts while they have given up 1,155 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.1% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.9% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 879 face-off wins compared to 890 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 785 hits and they have blocked 413 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 956 face-off wins compared to 898 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Toronto has 634 hits and they have blocked 398 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. Toronto is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9% as they've attempted 1,745 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,753 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.4% ranks 26th as they have 1,270 attempts while they have given up 1,355 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto -245

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