Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 11/6/2018

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +148 and the Lightning at -195.

Edmonton has a record of 8-4-1 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 40 goals and given up 37 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-5-0 and an over/under record of 6-7-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 10-3-1 this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 50 goals and surrendered 38 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 10-4-0 while their over/under record is 6-8-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 8-5-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 6-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 10-4-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 6-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

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

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/04/18 LW Ondrej Palat Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Edmonton
10/29/18 D Victor Hedman Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Cam Talbot has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 293 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 265 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Leon Draisaitl has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 7 goals this year with 26 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 27%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 20.1 minutes played per game. Connor McDavid averages 22.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 9 goals on 46 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has scored 17 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 8 goals this season with 33 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 24%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 17.1 minutes played per game. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 7 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 306 shots against him and he's surrendered 20 goals. He's made 286 saves for a save percentage of 94%. Yanni Gourde averages 17.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 6 goals on 34 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have allowed 41 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73% this year. That is 26th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.83% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 15th in the league. The Oilers have 17 total points this season, ranking 11th in the NHL in offense. They are 21st in the league with 40 goals while they've given up 37 goals, which is 24th overall. They have had 46 power play opportunities and scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 3rd with 50 goals scored while they are 21st in the NHL with 38 goals allowed this year. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.33%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 9th place in the league. The Lightning have a total of 21 points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 13 power play goals on 49 opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That ranks their power play unit 7th. They've allowed 52 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%, which is 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6%, as they've attempted 727 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 738 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.4% as they have 570 attempts while they have given up 538 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 53.8% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 372 face-off wins compared to 392 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 305 hits and they have blocked 200 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 421 face-off wins compared to 429 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 355 hits and they have blocked 212 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. Tampa Bay is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5% as they've attempted 869 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 819 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.6% ranks 8th as they have 648 attempts while they have given up 607 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -195

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