Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/20/2018

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

SAP Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +188 and the Sharks at -250.

Edmonton has a record of 9-10-1 this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 57 goals and given up 66 goals for a point differential of -9. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-10-0 and an over/under record of 8-9-0. San Jose is 11-7-3 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 68 goals and surrendered 64 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 11-10-0 while their over/under record is 12-9-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 9-10-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 8-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 11-10-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 12-9-0 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 San Jose Sharks Injuries

11/19/18 C Tomas Hertl Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Edmonton

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 12 goals this year with 68 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 22.2 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 12 goals on 55 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 23 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

Brent Burns has scored 22 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 3 goals this season with 70 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Logan Couture averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 6 goals on 51 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Martin Jones has 9 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Sharks. He has 417 shots against him and he's surrendered 44 goals. He's made 373 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have 19 total points this season, which ranks them 25th in the NHL. They are 21st in the league in goals scored with 57 while they've given up 66 goals, ranking them 5th overall. They have had 68 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 15th in the NHL. The Oilers have allowed 66 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, putting them 26th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.05% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 28th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 9th in the NHL with a total of 25 points this year. They have 13 power play goals on 67 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 17th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 64 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%. That is 2nd in the NHL. As a team, the Sharks are 6th in the league with 68 goals scored while they've given up 64 goals, which is 10th overall. They average 36 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.95%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 19th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 1,130 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,118 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.3% as they have 869 attempts while they have given up 826 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 587 face-off wins compared to 610 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 476 hits and they have blocked 292 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 601 face-off wins compared to 653 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That is 25th in the league. On defense San Jose has 365 hits and they have blocked 281 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.7% as they've attempted 1,444 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,150 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.9% ranks 3rd as they have 1,100 attempts while they have given up 869 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose -250

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