Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/11/2018

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, November 11, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +113 and the Oilers at -125.

Colorado has a record of 7-6-3 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 55 goals and given up 49 goals for a point differential of +6. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-9-0 and an over/under record of 8-8-0. Edmonton has a record of 8-7-1 this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 45 goals and surrendered 50 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 8-8-0 while their over/under record is 7-8-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 7-9-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 8-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 8-8-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 7-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/23/18 D Matt Benning Undisclosed IR (10/19)

Player Spotlight

Semyon Varlamov has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 355 shots against him and he's given up 26 goals. He's made 329 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Mikko Rantanen has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 5 goals this year with 35 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 21.1 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 11 goals on 71 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has scored 23 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 10 goals this season with 55 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 22.6 minutes played per game. Cam Talbot has 5 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 348 shots against him and he's surrendered 35 goals. He's made 313 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Leon Draisaitl averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 10 goals on 42 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have allowed 67 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 9th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.43% 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 Avalanche have 17 total points this season, ranking 17th in the NHL in offense. They are 5th in the league with 55 goals while they've given up 49 goals, which is 16th overall. They have had 57 power play opportunities and scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Oilers are 22nd with 45 goals scored while they are 13th in the NHL with 50 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.96%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 18th place in the league. The Oilers have a total of 17 points this year, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 12 power play goals on 57 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks their power play unit 14th. They've allowed 53 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, which is 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.2%, as they've attempted 846 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 985 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47% as they have 645 attempts while they have given up 728 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 52% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 438 face-off wins compared to 543 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44.6%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 339 hits and they have blocked 257 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 462 face-off wins compared to 492 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 371 hits and they have blocked 230 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Edmonton is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 907 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 895 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.4% ranks 8th as they have 702 attempts while they have given up 665 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton -125

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