Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 3/25/2018

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, March 25, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at -120 and the Oilers at +109.

Anaheim has a record of 38-24-13 this season and on the road they have a record of 16-14-8-5. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 212 goals and given up 200 goals for a point differential of +12. For the season they have an ATS record of 38-37-0 and an over/under record of 29-45-0. Edmonton is 33-36-5 including 16-17-3-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 214 goals and surrendered 236 for a goal differential of -22. Their record against the spread is 33-41-0 while their over/under record is 35-35-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 38-37-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 29-45-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 33-41-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 35-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Illness IR (10/14)
03/24/18 C Ryan Getzlaf Flu is "?" Sunday vs Edmonton
03/23/18 D Josh Manson Upper Body is "?" Sunday vs Edmonton
03/16/18 D Kevin Bieksa Hand IR (03/15)

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

03/24/18 LW Michael Cammalleri Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs Los Angeles
03/22/18 RW Zack Kassian Head is "?" Saturday vs Los Angeles
03/22/18 D Andrej Sekera Foot is "?" Saturday vs Los Angeles
03/19/18 D Oscar Klefbom Shoulder is out for season

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has accumulated 63 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 31 goals this year with 203 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Ryan Getzlaf averages 21.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 11 goals on 109 shots. He has 45 assists, giving him a total of 56 points on the season. John Gibson has 29 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 1,772 shots against him and he's given up 130 goals. He's made 1,642 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has scored 66 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 23 goals this season with 174 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 43 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Connor McDavid averages 21.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 36 goals on 249 shots. He has 58 assists, giving him a total of 94 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 28 wins and 27 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 1,804 shots against him and he's surrendered 164 goals. He's made 1,640 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 89 total points this season, which ranks them 11th in the NHL. They are 21st in the league in goals scored with 212 while they've given up 200 goals, ranking them 26th overall. They have had 198 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 22nd in the NHL. The Ducks have allowed 257 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 4th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.43% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 2nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 24th in the NHL with a total of 71 points this year. They have 27 power play goals on 187 opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That ranks them 31st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 227 power play opportunities and have given up 57 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. That is 30th in the NHL. As a team, the Oilers are 19th in the league with 214 goals scored while they've given up 236 goals, which is 9th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.57%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.2%, as they've attempted 4,209 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,708 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.3% as they have 3,195 attempts while they have given up 3,562 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 47.3% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.7% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 2,282 face-off wins compared to 2,193 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,797 hits and they have blocked 1,146 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 2,181 face-off wins compared to 2,299 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,970 hits and they have blocked 1,166 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Edmonton is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they've attempted 4,591 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,385 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.6% ranks 7th as they have 3,436 attempts while they have given up 3,219 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton +109

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