Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/27/2018

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Dallas Stars travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +105 and the Oilers at -125.

Dallas has a record of 12-10-2 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 68 goals and given up 66 goals for a point differential of +2. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-12-0 and an over/under record of 9-12-0. Edmonton has a record of 10-11-2 this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 64 goals and surrendered 76 for a goal differential of -12. Their record against the spread is 10-13-0 while their over/under record is 11-10-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 12-12-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 9-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 10-13-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 11-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/24/18 GO Ben Bishop Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Edmonton
11/19/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body IR (11/19)
11/09/18 D John Klingberg Upper Body IR (11/09)
11/02/18 D Connor Carrick Foot IR (11/02)
10/03/18 C Martin Hanzal Back IR (10/03)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/16/18 RW Tobias Rieder Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/23/18 D Matt Benning Undisclosed IR (10/19)

Player Spotlight

Anton Khudobin has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 285 shots against him and he's given up 27 goals. He's made 258 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Tyler Seguin has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Stars. He has 7 goals this year with 106 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 21.2 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn averages 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 9 goals on 63 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has scored 26 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 13 goals this season with 61 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 20.6 minutes played per game. Cam Talbot has 5 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 424 shots against him and he's surrendered 47 goals. He's made 377 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Connor McDavid averages 22.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 13 goals on 77 shots. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have allowed 72 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 8th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.34% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 12th in the league. The Stars have 26 total points this season, ranking 16th in the NHL in offense. They are 21st in the league with 68 goals while they've given up 66 goals, which is 23rd overall. They have had 67 power play opportunities and scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Oilers are 26th with 64 goals scored while they are 7th in the NHL with 76 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.95%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 27th place in the league. The Oilers have a total of 22 points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 16 power play goals on 74 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks their power play unit 11th. They've allowed 76 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, which is 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.9%, as they've attempted 1,281 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,396 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.9% as they have 960 attempts while they have given up 1,043 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 47.1% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.9% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 735 face-off wins compared to 672 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Dallas has 539 hits and they have blocked 353 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 661 face-off wins compared to 716 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 557 hits and they have blocked 330 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Edmonton is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4% as they've attempted 1,292 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,274 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.1% ranks 8th as they have 985 attempts while they have given up 944 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas +105

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