Pittsburgh Penguins at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/1/2017

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Rogers Place

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Penguins at +100 and the Oilers at -110.

Pittsburgh has a record of 7-5-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 3-5-0. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 36 goals and given up 50 goals for a point differential of -14. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-6-0 and an over/under record of 8-5-0. Edmonton is 3-6-1 including 2-4-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 22 goals and surrendered 33 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 3-7-0 while their over/under record is 5-5-0.

Valuable Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 7-6-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 8-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 3-7-0 straight up this year

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

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/25/17 D Justin Schultz Concussion is out indefinitely
10/23/17 RW Carter Rowney Undisclosed IR (10/23)
10/17/17 D Matt Hunwick Concussion IR (10/17)

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

Evgeni Malkin has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 5 goals this year with 34 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 17.7 minutes played per game. Sidney Crosby averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 5 goals on 46 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Matthew Murray has 7 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 321 shots against him and he's given up 31 goals. He's made 290 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has scored 11 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 5 goals this season with 40 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 22.6 minutes played per game. Patrick Maroon averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 4 goals on 24 shots. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 3 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 261 shots against him and he's surrendered 25 goals. He's made 236 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins have 15 total points this season, which ranks them 9th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 36 while they've given up 50 goals, ranking them 2nd overall. They have had 50 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 4th in the NHL. The Penguins have allowed 53 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 15th in the league when short-handed. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.88% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%. That puts them 29th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 30th in the NHL with a total of 7 points this year. They have 4 power play goals on 33 opportunities for a percentage of 12%. That ranks them 30th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 37 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%. That is 30th in the NHL. As a team, the Oilers are 31st in the league with 22 goals scored while they've given up 33 goals, which is 20th overall. They average 38 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 5.84%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Pittsburgh is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6%, as they've attempted 780 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 760 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.3% as they have 595 attempts while they have given up 564 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 52.8% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 419 face-off wins compared to 424 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 286 hits and they have blocked 196 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42.8% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 303 face-off wins compared to 309 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 300 hits and they have blocked 159 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Edmonton is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.9% as they've attempted 721 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 568 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.9% ranks 1st as they have 518 attempts while they have given up 409 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton -110

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