Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 3/13/2018

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Edmonton Oilers head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Oilers at +135 and the Flames at -149.

Edmonton has a record of 30-34-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 14-17-2-1. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 193 goals and surrendered 221 goals for a point differential of -28. For the year they have an ATS mark of 30-38-0 and an over/under record of 32-33-0. Calgary has a record of 34-26-10 including 14-16-4-1 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 197 goals and have given up 206 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 34-36-0 while their over/under mark is 34-34-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 30-38-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 32-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 34-36-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 34-34-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

03/11/18 D Oscar Klefbom Undisclosed is OUT

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

12/01/17 RW Kris Versteeg Hip IR (11/24)
03/12/18 C Mikael Backlund Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Edmonton
03/12/18 C Sean Monahan Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Edmonton
03/11/18 LW Matthew Tkachuk Upper Body left last game, is questionable Tuesday vs Edmonton
02/20/18 LW Marek Hrivik Undisclosed IR (02/16)

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has scored 84 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 33 goals this season with 233 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 51 assists on the year and averages 21.6 minutes played per contest. Leon Draisaitl averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 22 goals on 160 attempts. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the year. Cam Talbot has 25 wins and 26 losses this season in goal for the Oilers. He has 1,662 shots against him and he's surrendered 156 goals. He's made 1,506 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has 61 total points this season for the Flames. He has 30 goals this year with 190 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 21 goals on 201 attempts. He has 58 assists, giving him a total of 79 points on the year. Jon Gillies has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 178 shots against him and he's given up 17 goals. He's made 161 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have 64 total points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They've scored 193 goals while giving up 221 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 5th respectively. They have had 171 power play chances and scored 26 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 30th in the league. The Oilers have given up 207 power play opportunities and surrendered 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking them 31st when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.37% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 29th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 16th in the league with a total of 78 points this season. They have 42 power play goals on 238 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 24th in the NHL. They've given up 233 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 13th overall. As a team, the Flames are 18th with a total of 197 goals scored while they've given up 206 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.37%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 15th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 51.5% as they've tried 4,258 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,006 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 6th in Corsi percentage. They are 5th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.2% as they have 3,182 shots while they've given up 2,915 attempts on defense. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 52.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the year. That puts them 5th and 26th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,023 face-off wins as opposed to 2,117 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That is 21st overall in the NHL. On defense Edmonton has 1,864 hits and they've blocked 1,091 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 4th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the year. That ranks them 9th and 21st respectively in the NHL. They have 2,142 face-off wins as opposed to 2,201 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,334 hits and they've blocked 932 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 28th in blocked shots. Calgary is ranked 3rd in Corsi percentage with 52.5% as they've tried 4,494 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,060 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 4th in the NHL at 51.9%, as they have 3,376 shots while they've given up 3,128 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton +135

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