Toronto Maple Leafs at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/30/2017

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Rogers Place

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, November 30, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +100 and the Oilers at -110.

Toronto has a record of 16-9-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 8-4-1. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 92 goals and given up 78 goals for a point differential of +14. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-10-0 and an over/under record of 13-9-0. Edmonton has a record of 10-13-2 including 5-7-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 67 goals and surrendered 81 for a goal differential of -14. Their record against the spread is 9-15-0 while their over/under record is 11-12-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 15-10-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 13-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 9-15-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 11-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal IR (10/03)

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/28/17 LW Jujhar Khaira Lower Body is "?" Thursday vs Toronto
10/01/17 D Andrej Sekera Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Frederik Andersen has 14 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 741 shots against him and he's given up 60 goals. He's made 681 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Auston Matthews has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 12 goals this year with 72 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 12 goals on 59 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has scored 30 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 10 goals this season with 69 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 21.6 minutes played per game. Cam Talbot has 10 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 629 shots against him and he's surrendered 61 goals. He's made 568 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Patrick Maroon averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 7 goals on 64 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have allowed 86 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 12th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.50% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 12th in the league. The Maple Leafs has 33 total points this season, ranking 5th in the NHL in offense. They are 1st in the league with 92 goals while they've given up 78 goals, which is 8th overall. They have had 78 power play opportunities and scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Oilers are 24th with 67 goals scored while they are 5th in the NHL with 81 goals allowed this year. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.89%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 27th place in the league. The Oilers have a total of 22 points this year, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 12 power play goals on 66 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks their power play unit 19th. They've allowed 82 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, which is 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8%, as they've attempted 1,538 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,552 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.4% as they have 1,122 attempts while they have given up 1,194 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 847 face-off wins compared to 808 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Toronto has 578 hits and they have blocked 358 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.7% for the year. That ranks them 3rd and 28th respectively in the NHL. They have 771 face-off wins as opposed to 781 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 718 hits and they've blocked 355 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 16th in blocked shots. Edmonton is ranked 2nd in Corsi percentage with 53.8% as they've tried 1,598 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,374 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 3rd in the NHL at 53.5%, as they have 1,173 shots while they've given up 1,019 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton -110

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