Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 12/5/2018

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Enterprise Center

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The Edmonton Oilers head to Enterprise Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Oilers at -105 and the Blues at -120.

Edmonton has a record of 13-12-2 this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 71 goals and surrendered 83 goals for a point differential of -12. For the year they have an ATS mark of 13-14-0 and an over/under record of 11-14-0. St. Louis has a record of 9-13-3 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 74 goals and given up 85 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 9-16-0 while their over/under mark is 12-12-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 13-14-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 11-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 9-16-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 12-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/04/18 GO Cam Talbot None will start in goal Wednesday vs St. Louis
12/04/18 C Connor McDavid Illness missed last game, is questionable Wednesday vs St. Louis
11/16/18 RW Tobias Rieder Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/23/18 D Matt Benning Undisclosed IR (10/19)

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/04/18 C Robby Fabbri Shoulder is questionable Wednesday vs Edmonton
12/01/18 D Alex Pietrangelo Hand is questionable Wednesday vs Edmonton
12/01/18 LW Alexander Steen Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Edmonton
11/19/18 D Carl Gunnarsson Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/19/18 LW Jaden Schwartz Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Luke Opilka Hip is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has scored 35 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 14 goals this season with 93 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 22.6 minutes played per contest. Leon Draisaitl averages 21.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 13 goals on 70 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the year. Mikko Koskinen has 8 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Oilers. He has 372 shots against him and he's surrendered 28 goals. He's made 344 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has 20 total points this season for the Blues. He has 9 goals this year with 101 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 12 goals on 68 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the year. Jake Allen has 7 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 550 shots against him and he's given up 57 goals. He's made 493 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have 28 total points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They've scored 71 goals while giving up 83 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 16th respectively. They have had 85 power play chances and scored 18 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the league. The Oilers have given up 86 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking them 26th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.42% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 22nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 30th in the league with a total of 21 points this season. They have 20 power play goals on 84 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 9th in the NHL. They've given up 82 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 10th overall. As a team, the Blues are 25th with a total of 74 goals scored while they've given up 85 goals this season, ranking 11th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.66%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5%, as they've attempted 1,545 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,516 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.3% as they have 1,173 attempts while they have given up 1,114 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 771 face-off wins compared to 836 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 687 hits and they have blocked 402 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.8% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 812 face-off wins compared to 725 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.8%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 520 hits and they have blocked 387 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. St. Louis is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.6% as they've attempted 1,385 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,462 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.9% ranks 19th as they have 1,030 attempts while they have given up 1,075 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis -120

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