Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/8/2018

Thursday, November 8, 2018

BB&T Center

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The Edmonton Oilers head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Thursday, November 8, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Oilers at +115 and the Panthers at -135.

Edmonton has a record of 8-6-1 this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 44 goals and surrendered 46 goals for a point differential of -2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 8-7-0 and an over/under record of 7-7-0. Florida has a record of 3-5-3 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 34 goals and given up 41 for a goal differential of -7. Their record against the spread is 3-8-0 while their over/under mark is 5-5-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 8-7-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 7-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 3-8-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 5-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/23/18 D Matt Benning Undisclosed IR (10/19)

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

11/07/18 D Mark Pysyk Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Edmonton
10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has scored 16 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 9 goals this season with 37 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 24%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 20.1 minutes played per contest. Connor McDavid averages 22.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 10 goals on 53 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year. Cam Talbot has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Oilers. He has 316 shots against him and he's surrendered 32 goals. He's made 284 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Dadonov has 13 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 6 goals this year with 35 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. Aleksander Barkov averages 23 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 2 goals on 28 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 47 shots against him and he's given up 2 goals. He's made 45 saves for a save percentage of 96%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have 17 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 44 goals while giving up 46 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 14th respectively. They have had 54 power play chances and scored 12 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 13th in the league. The Oilers have given up 49 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking them 26th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.26% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers are 31st in the league with a total of 9 points this season. They have 10 power play goals on 50 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 38 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 68%, ranking 31st overall. As a team, the Panthers are 29th with a total of 34 goals scored while they've given up 41 goals this season, ranking 21st in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.88%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 29th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4%, as they've attempted 858 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 843 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.6% as they have 665 attempts while they have given up 623 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 53.9% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 437 face-off wins compared to 450 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Edmonton has 348 hits and they have blocked 220 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 362 face-off wins compared to 361 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Florida has 223 hits and they have blocked 148 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Florida is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.8% as they've attempted 705 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 582 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55% ranks 4th as they have 531 attempts while they have given up 434 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton +115

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