Thursday, January 12, 2017
Rexall Place
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The New Jersey Devils travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, January 12, 2017.
New Jersey comes into this matchup having played 42 games. They have an overall record of 16-18-8 and on the road they have a record of 6-12-5. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 95 goals and given up 124 goals for a point differential of -29. The Devils have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 13-26 and an over/under record of 15-16-11. Edmonton shows up with a record of 21-15-7 including 9-8-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 123 goals and surrendered 118 for a goal differential of +5. The Oilers have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 19-22 while their over/under record sits at 16-24-3.
Taylor Hall has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Devils. He has 9 goals this season with 105 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Travis Zajac has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 8 goals on 77 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 12 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 946 shots against him and has given up 86 goals. He has made 860 saves for a save percentage of 91%.
Connor McDavid has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 14 goals this season with 129 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 15 goals on 99 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 20 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 1,148 shots against him and has given up 95 goals. He has made 1,053 saves for a save percentage of 92%.
The Devils have 40 total points this season. They have scored 95 goals while giving up 124 goals. They have had 143 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Devils have allowed 130 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.25% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.
The Oilers have a total of 49 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 134 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 126 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Devils have a total of 123 goals scored while they've given up 118 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.00%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.
New Jersey has a Corsi percentage of 46.6% as they've attempted 2,033 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,331 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.6% as they have 1,568 attempts while they've given up 1,797 shots on the defensive end. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season. They have 1,275 face off wins compared to 1,248 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.5%. On defense New Jersey has 851 hits and they've blocked 534 shots from the opposition.
Edmonton has attempted 2,530 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,349 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.8% as they have 1,880 shots while they've given up 1,751 attempts on defense. The Oilers have an offensive zone percentage of 52.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.5% as they've compiled 1,228 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,355 face off losses. On defense Edmonton has blocked 598 shot attempts and they have 1,055 hits as a unit.
New Jersey Devils Betting Trends
The New Jersey Devils are 13-26 straight up
The New Jersey Devils are 15-16-11 against the over/under
Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends
The Edmonton Oilers are 19-22 straight up
The Edmonton Oilers are 16-24-3 against the over/under
New Jersey Devils Injuries
12/28/16 LW Vernon Fiddler Lower Body expected to miss 3-4 weeks
01/09/17 D Andy Greene Wrist out indefinitely
01/09/17 D Yohann Auvitu Lower Body out indefinitely
01/07/17 C Jacob Josefson Illness out indefinitely
01/02/17 D John Moore Concussion 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
01/10/17 D Brandon Davidson Illness "?" Thursday vs New Jersey
Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey
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