New Jersey Devils at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/3/2017

Friday, November 3, 2017

Rogers Place

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The New Jersey Devils head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, November 3, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +135 and the Oilers at -155.

New Jersey has a record of 9-2-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-0-0. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 42 goals and surrendered 31 goals for a point differential of +11. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-2-0 and an over/under record of 7-4-0. Edmonton has a record of 3-7-1 including 2-5-0 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 24 goals and have given up 36 for a goal differential of -12. Their record against the spread is 3-8-0 while their over/under mark is 5-6-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 9-2-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 7-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 3-8-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 5-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

11/01/17 RW Kyle Palmieri Foot IR (11/01)

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/15/17 RW Brian Ferlin Undisclosed IR (10/03)
10/15/17 D Ryan Stanton Foot IR (10/03)
10/01/17 D Andrej Sekera Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Jesper Bratt has scored 10 total points this year for the Devils. He has 4 goals this season with 15 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 27%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 15.6 minutes played per contest. Nico Hischier averages 15.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 2 goals on 21 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the year. Cory Schneider has 6 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Devils. He has 279 shots against him and he's surrendered 22 goals. He's made 257 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has 13 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 5 goals this year with 42 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 22.6 minutes played per contest. Patrick Maroon averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 4 goals on 26 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the year. Cam Talbot has 3 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 291 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 263 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 18 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 42 goals while giving up 31 scores, which has them ranked 6th and 23rd respectively. They have had 41 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That is 5th in the league. The Devils have given up 53 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 14th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 12.84% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 6th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 30th in the league with a total of 7 points this season. They have 5 power play goals on 38 chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 29th in the NHL. They've given up 41 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 68%, ranking 30th overall. As a team, the Oilers are 31st with a total of 24 goals scored while they've given up 36 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 38 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 5.80%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 25th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.7%, as they've attempted 574 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 683 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.8% as they have 463 attempts while they have given up 526 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 42.5% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 57.5% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 333 face-off wins compared to 373 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 233 hits and they have blocked 157 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42.5% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 339 face-off wins compared to 341 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 321 hits and they have blocked 174 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Edmonton is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.7% as they've attempted 791 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 628 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.7% ranks 1st as they have 571 attempts while they have given up 454 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey +135

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