Friday, January 20, 2017

Rexall Place

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The Nashville Predators travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, January 20, 2017.

Nashville comes into this matchup having played 44 games. They have an overall record of 20-17-7 and on the road they have a record of 8-12-2. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 119 goals and given up 115 goals for a point differential of +4. The Predators have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-24 and an over/under record of 19-21-4. Edmonton shows up with a record of 25-15-7 including 13-8-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 135 goals and surrendered 125 for a goal differential of +10. The Oilers have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 22-22 while their over/under record sits at 17-26-4.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Predators. He has 7 goals this season with 94 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Viktor Arvidsson has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 10 goals on 133 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 16 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 997 shots against him and has given up 79 goals. He has made 918 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Connor McDavid has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 15 goals this season with 142 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 39 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 17 goals on 102 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 24 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 1,245 shots against him and has given up 102 goals. He has made 1,143 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Predators have 47 total points this season. They have scored 119 goals while giving up 115 goals. They have had 144 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Predators have allowed 134 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.74% 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 57 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 144 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 137 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Predators have a total of 135 goals scored while they've given up 125 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.08%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Nashville has a Corsi percentage of 51% as they've attempted 2,557 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,460 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.5% as they have 1,894 attempts while they've given up 1,857 shots on the defensive end. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season. They have 1,286 face off wins compared to 1,354 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.7%. On defense Nashville has 904 hits and they've blocked 603 shots from the opposition.

Edmonton has attempted 2,750 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,550 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.1% as they have 2,043 shots while they've given up 1,881 attempts on defense. The Oilers have an offensive zone percentage of 52.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.8% as they've compiled 1,346 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,469 face off losses. On defense Edmonton has blocked 669 shot attempts and they have 1,145 hits as a unit.

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 19-24 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 19-21-4 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 22-22 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 17-26-4 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Injuries

12/28/16 D P.K. Subban Upper Body out indefinitely
10/17/16 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body out indefinitely
01/13/17 LW Colin Wilson Lower Body out indefinitely
01/13/17 D Roman Josi Head out indefinitely

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
01/19/17 D Matthew Benning Illness "?" Friday vs. Nashville
01/19/17 C Jujhar Khaira Upper Body "?" Friday vs. Nashville

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton

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