Edmonton Oilers at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 3/20/2018

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Edmonton Oilers head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Oilers at +136 and the Hurricanes at -150.

Edmonton has a record of 31-36-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 15-19-2-1. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 201 goals and surrendered 231 goals for a point differential of -30. For the year they have an ATS mark of 31-41-0 and an over/under record of 33-35-0. Carolina has a record of 31-30-11 including 16-14-6-1 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 194 goals and have given up 225 for a goal differential of -31. Their record against the spread is 31-41-0 while their over/under mark is 32-38-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 31-41-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 33-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 31-41-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 32-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

03/19/18 D Oscar Klefbom Shoulder is out for season
03/18/18 D Kris Russell Undisclosed is "?" Tuesday vs Carolina
03/18/18 RW Zack Kassian Head is "?" Tuesday vs Carolina
03/18/18 LW Pontus Aberg Triceps is "?" Tuesday vs Carolina
03/18/18 D Andrej Sekera Undisclosed left last game, is "?" Tuesday vs Carolina

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

03/18/18 D Noah Hanifin Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Edmonton
03/18/18 LW Teuvo Teravainen Facial injured last game, is "?" Tuesday vs Edmonton

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has scored 62 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 22 goals this season with 170 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 40 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Connor McDavid averages 21.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 34 goals on 243 attempts. He has 55 assists, giving him a total of 89 points on the year. Cam Talbot has 26 wins and 27 losses this season in goal for the Oilers. He has 1,736 shots against him and he's surrendered 159 goals. He's made 1,577 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has 58 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 21 goals this year with 163 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 37 assists on the year and averages 16.9 minutes played per contest. Jeff Skinner averages 16.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 20 goals on 247 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the year. Cam Ward has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 1,044 shots against him and he's given up 100 goals. He's made 944 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have 67 total points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They've scored 201 goals while giving up 231 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 5th respectively. They have had 181 power play chances and scored 26 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 31st in the league. The Oilers have given up 223 power play opportunities and surrendered 55 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.28% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 27th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 21st in the league with a total of 73 points this season. They have 43 power play goals on 222 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 21st in the NHL. They've given up 173 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 24th overall. As a team, the Hurricanes are 26th with a total of 194 goals scored while they've given up 225 goals this season, ranking 9th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.87%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton has a Corsi percentage of 51.2% as they've tried 4,484 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,273 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 10th in Corsi percentage. They are 6th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.7% as they have 3,352 shots while they've given up 3,131 attempts on defense. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the year. That puts them 6th and 27th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,133 face-off wins as opposed to 2,235 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. On defense Edmonton has 1,934 hits and they've blocked 1,142 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 6th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 57.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.3% for the year. That ranks them 1st and 31st respectively in the NHL. They have 2,257 face-off wins as opposed to 1,939 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.8%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,439 hits and they've blocked 906 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 31st in blocked shots. Carolina is ranked 1st in Corsi percentage with 55.1% as they've tried 4,683 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,816 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 1st in the NHL at 54.4%, as they have 3,471 shots while they've given up 2,910 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton +136

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