Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 12/27/2017

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Bell MTS Place

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday, December 27, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +109 and the Jets at -120.

Edmonton has a record of 17-17-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 9-7-2-1. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 108 goals and given up 113 goals for a point differential of -5. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-19-0 and an over/under record of 17-18-0. Winnipeg is 20-11-6 including 12-3-1-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 121 goals and surrendered 105 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 20-17-0 while their over/under record is 20-16-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 17-19-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 17-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 20-17-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 20-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/24/17 C Connor McDavid Foot injured last game, is probable Wednesday vs Winnipeg
12/19/17 D Oscar Klefbom Undisclosed IR (12/19)

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/14/17 D Dustin Byfuglien Lower Body IR (12/10)
11/19/17 D Toby Enstrom Lower Body IR (11/18)

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 14 goals this year with 101 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 21.3 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 14 goals on 87 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 14 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 747 shots against him and he's given up 69 goals. He's made 678 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has scored 29 total points this year for the Jets. He has 17 goals this season with 106 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 15.9 minutes played per game. Mark Scheifele averages 21.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 15 goals on 83 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 18 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 850 shots against him and he's surrendered 68 goals. He's made 782 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have 36 total points this season, which ranks them 24th in the NHL. They are 14th in the league in goals scored with 108 while they've given up 113 goals, ranking them 11th overall. They have had 101 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the NHL. The Oilers have allowed 114 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, putting them 31st in the league when short-handed. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.67% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 28th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 9th in the NHL with a total of 46 points this year. They have 32 power play goals on 133 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks them 4th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 133 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 20th in the NHL. As a team, the Jets are 4th in the league with 121 goals scored while they've given up 105 goals, which is 18th overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.42%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.6%, as they've attempted 2,327 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,013 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.1% as they have 1,731 attempts while they have given up 1,467 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.1% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.9% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 1,110 face-off wins compared to 1,126 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 980 hits and they have blocked 546 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.6% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 1,205 face-off wins compared to 1,085 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 822 hits and they have blocked 555 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Winnipeg is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49% as they've attempted 2,085 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,170 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.6% ranks 17th as they have 1,590 attempts while they have given up 1,615 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg -120

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