Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/23/2018

Friday, November 23, 2018

Honda Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, November 23, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at -103 and the Ducks at -127.

Edmonton has a record of 10-10-1 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 61 goals and given up 69 goals for a point differential of -8. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-11-0 and an over/under record of 10-9-0. Anaheim is 9-9-5 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 52 goals and surrendered 68 for a goal differential of -16. Their record against the spread is 9-14-0 while their over/under record is 8-14-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 10-11-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 10-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 9-14-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 8-14-0 against the over/under this season

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)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

11/21/18 D Hampus Lindholm Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Edmonton
11/15/18 D Cam Fowler Facial is out indefinitely
10/31/18 LW Nick Ritchie Upper Body IR (10/31)
10/03/18 RW Ondrej Kase Concussion IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D Korbinian Holzer Wrist is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Patrick Eaves Shoulder is out indefinitely
09/26/18 RW Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 13 goals this year with 71 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 22.3 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 13 goals on 57 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 5 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 394 shots against him and he's given up 44 goals. He's made 350 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Jakob Silfverberg has scored 11 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 5 goals this season with 33 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Rickard Rakell averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 3 goals on 71 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the season. John Gibson has 7 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 613 shots against him and he's surrendered 45 goals. He's made 568 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have 21 total points this season, which ranks them 24th in the NHL. They are 21st in the league in goals scored with 61 while they've given up 69 goals, ranking them 9th overall. They have had 69 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL. The Oilers have allowed 69 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, putting them 24th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.34% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 26th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 17th in the NHL with a total of 23 points this year. They have 10 power play goals on 64 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks them 26th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 80 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 16th in the NHL. As a team, the Ducks are 29th in the league with 52 goals scored while they've given up 68 goals, which is 10th overall. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.35%. As a team they give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 1,175 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,162 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.2% as they have 901 attempts while they have given up 860 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 612 face-off wins compared to 647 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Edmonton has 501 hits and they have blocked 302 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 694 face-off wins compared to 689 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 15th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 484 hits and they have blocked 377 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.1% as they've attempted 1,221 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,545 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 43.2% ranks 31st as they have 890 attempts while they have given up 1,168 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton -103

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