St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/16/2017

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Rogers Place

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The St. Louis Blues head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, November 16, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +109 and the Oilers at -120.

St. Louis has a record of 13-5-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-3-1. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have tallied 62 goals and surrendered 51 goals for a point differential of +11. For the year they have an ATS mark of 13-6-0 and an over/under record of 10-9-0. Edmonton has a record of 7-9-2 including 4-6-0 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 46 goals and have given up 54 for a goal differential of -8. Their record against the spread is 7-11-0 while their over/under mark is 7-10-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 13-6-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 10-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 7-11-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 7-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/07/17 LW Zachary Sanford Shoulder IR (10/01)
10/03/17 D Jay Bouwmeester Ankle IR (10/01)
09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri ACL IR (10/01)

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/10/17 LW Anton Slepyshev Groin IR (11/09)
10/01/17 D Andrej Sekera Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Brayden Schenn has scored 22 total points this year for the Blues. He has 5 goals this season with 48 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 10 goals on 82 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year. Jake Allen has 9 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 445 shots against him and he's surrendered 41 goals. He's made 404 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Patrick Maroon has 12 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 5 goals this year with 47 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Connor McDavid averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 9 goals on 56 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year. Cam Talbot has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 488 shots against him and he's given up 43 goals. He's made 445 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 27 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 62 goals while giving up 51 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 19th respectively. They have had 61 power play chances and scored 10 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 22nd in the league. The Blues have given up 62 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.84% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 10th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 28th in the league with a total of 16 points this season. They have 10 power play goals on 50 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 60 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking 30th overall. As a team, the Oilers are 27th with a total of 46 goals scored while they've given up 54 goals this season, ranking 11th in goals against. They average 36 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.20%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 17th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4%, as they've attempted 1,140 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,078 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.5% as they have 879 attempts while they have given up 794 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 570 face-off wins compared to 602 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 471 hits and they have blocked 284 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 43% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 563 face-off wins compared to 555 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 537 hits and they have blocked 257 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Edmonton is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55% as they've attempted 1,215 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 996 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.7% ranks 2nd as they have 892 attempts while they have given up 739 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis +109

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