Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 1/4/2018

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, January 4, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at +113 and the Oilers at -125.

Anaheim has a record of 19-14-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 9-6-5-4. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 114 goals and given up 115 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-22-0 and an over/under record of 14-26-0. Edmonton is 17-20-3 including 8-12-1-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 114 goals and surrendered 131 for a goal differential of -17. Their record against the spread is 17-23-0 while their over/under record is 19-20-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 19-22-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 14-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 17-23-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 19-20-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/12/17 RW Corey Perry Leg IR (12/11)
12/01/17 LW Michael Liambas Upper Body IR (11/30)
10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body IR (10/14)
01/03/18 RW Ondrej Kase Illness is "?" Thursday vs Edmonton

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Brandon Montour has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 6 goals this year with 84 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Rickard Rakell averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 15 goals on 105 shots. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 31 points on the season. John Gibson has 13 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 1,012 shots against him and he's given up 79 goals. He's made 933 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has scored 45 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 14 goals this season with 112 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 21.2 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 15 goals on 98 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 14 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 893 shots against him and he's surrendered 87 goals. He's made 806 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 46 total points this season, which ranks them 14th in the NHL. They are 18th in the league in goals scored with 114 while they've given up 115 goals, ranking them 16th overall. They have had 113 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the NHL. The Ducks have allowed 151 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 9th in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.46% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 3rd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 26th in the NHL with a total of 37 points this year. They have 18 power play goals on 109 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 24th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 130 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 71%. That is 31st in the NHL. As a team, the Oilers are 19th in the league with 114 goals scored while they've given up 131 goals, which is 4th overall. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.24%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.3%, as they've attempted 2,254 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,612 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.3% as they have 1,709 attempts while they have given up 1,979 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 46.2% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.8% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 1,286 face-off wins compared to 1,244 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 949 hits and they have blocked 633 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 1,221 face-off wins compared to 1,250 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,087 hits and they have blocked 623 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. Edmonton is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53% as they've attempted 2,586 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,294 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.5% ranks 2nd as they have 1,921 attempts while they have given up 1,671 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton -125

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