Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 12/11/2018

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Pepsi Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +113 and the Avalanche at -125.

Edmonton has a record of 16-12-2 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 82 goals and given up 87 goals for a point differential of -5. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-14-0 and an over/under record of 12-15-0. Colorado is 17-8-5 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 108 goals and surrendered 88 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 17-13-0 while their over/under record is 16-14-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 15-14-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 12-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 17-13-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 16-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/09/18 LW Drake Caggiula Hand IR (12/09)
11/16/18 RW Tobias Rieder Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 16 goals this year with 105 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 22.7 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl averages 21.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 15 goals on 80 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Mikko Koskinen has 9 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 396 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 368 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 48 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 12 goals this season with 72 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 20 goals on 127 shots. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 10 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 624 shots against him and he's surrendered 51 goals. He's made 573 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have 34 total points this season, which ranks them 16th in the NHL. They are 25th in the league in goals scored with 82 while they've given up 87 goals, ranking them 22nd overall. They have had 96 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the NHL. The Oilers have allowed 92 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, putting them 25th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.71% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 17th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche are 5th in the NHL with a total of 39 points this year. They have 29 power play goals on 96 opportunities for a percentage of 30%. That ranks them 1st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 110 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 16th in the NHL. As a team, the Avalanche are 3rd in the league with 108 goals scored while they've given up 88 goals, which is 20th overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.59%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9%, as they've attempted 1,733 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,674 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 1,314 attempts while they have given up 1,230 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 844 face-off wins compared to 927 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 773 hits and they have blocked 444 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 845 face-off wins compared to 973 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.5%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 590 hits and they have blocked 476 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Colorado is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5% as they've attempted 1,627 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,800 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.1% ranks 24th as they have 1,226 attempts while they have given up 1,324 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton +113

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