Sunday, March 12, 2017

Rexall Place

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, March 12, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at -115 and the Oilers at +105. The over/under has been set at 5.

Montreal comes into this matchup having played 68 games. They have an overall record of 38-22-8 and on the road they have a record of 18-13-4. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 185 goals and given up 171 goals for a point differential of +14. The Canadiens have an overall record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-30 and an over/under record of 25-31-12. Edmonton shows up with a record of 35-23-9 including 16-11-4 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 190 goals and surrendered 177 for a goal differential of +13. The Oilers have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 31-32 while their over/under record sits at 25-38-4.

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Alexander Radulov has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 15 goals this season with 117 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 18.2 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 31 goals on 226 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 58 points on the season. Carey Price has 30 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 1,497 shots against him and has given up 116 goals. He has made 1,381 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 75 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 23 goals this season with 203 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 52 assists on the season and averages 21.3 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 18.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 23 goals on 143 shots. He has 33 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 33 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 1,753 shots against him and has given up 142 goals. He has made 1,611 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canadiens have 84 total points this season. They have scored 185 goals while giving up 171 goals. They have had 201 power play opportunities and have scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Canadiens have allowed 223 power play opportunities and given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 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 92%.

The Oilers have a total of 79 points on the season. They have 41 power play goals on 192 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 185 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Canadiens have a total of 190 goals scored while they've given up 177 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.10%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Montreal has a Corsi percentage of 50.8% as they've attempted 3,868 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,750 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.6% as they have 2,802 attempts while they've given up 2,736 shots on the defensive end. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. They have 2,094 face off wins compared to 2,085 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.1%. On defense has 1,485 hits and they've blocked 1,014 shots from the opposition.

Edmonton has attempted 3,842 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,712 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.4% as they have 2,875 shots while they've given up 2,719 attempts on defense. The Oilers have an offensive zone percentage of 51.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47% as they've compiled 1,881 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,119 face off losses. On defense has blocked 993 shot attempts and they have 1,681 hits as a unit.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 36-30 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 25-31-12 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 31-32 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 25-38-4 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

03/11/17 RW Alexander Radulov Lower Body "?" Sunday vs. Edmonton
03/11/17 C Brian Flynn Upper Body "?" Sunday vs. Edmonton
03/11/17 GO Carey Price Flu "?" Sunday vs. Edmonton
03/11/17 C Tomas Plekanec Upper Body "?" Sunday vs. Edmonton
03/11/17 D Brandon Davidson Undisclosed "?" Sunday vs. Edmonton

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
02/18/17 LW Benoit Pouliot Undisclosed out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton +105

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