Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 12/7/2018

Friday, December 7, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Minnesota Wild head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, December 7, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at -109 and the Oilers at -120.

Minnesota has a record of 15-10-2 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've tallied 86 goals and surrendered 78 goals for a point differential of +8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 15-12-0 and an over/under record of 13-11-0. Edmonton has a record of 14-12-2 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 74 goals and given up 85 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 14-14-0 while their over/under mark is 11-15-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 15-12-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 13-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

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

The Edmonton Oilers are 11-15-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

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 is upgraded to probable 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)

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 18 total points this year for the Wild. He has 9 goals this season with 77 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 13 goals on 75 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 10 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Wild. He has 627 shots against him and he's surrendered 56 goals. He's made 571 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has 36 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 14 goals this year with 97 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 22.8 minutes played per contest. Leon Draisaitl averages 21.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 13 goals on 72 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 net for the Oilers. He has 372 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 344 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 32 total points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They've scored 86 goals while giving up 78 scores, which has them ranked 16th and 24th respectively. They have had 88 power play chances and scored 21 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That is 9th in the league. The Wild have given up 88 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 4th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.07% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 14th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 17th in the league with a total of 30 points this season. They have 18 power play goals on 90 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th in the NHL. They've given up 88 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 24th overall. As a team, the Oilers are 27th with a total of 74 goals scored while they've given up 85 goals this season, ranking 17th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.42%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 20th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5%, as they've attempted 1,527 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,559 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.2% as they have 1,159 attempts while they have given up 1,152 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time, which is 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 868 face-off wins compared to 800 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 505 hits and they have blocked 407 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 794 face-off wins compared to 871 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 706 hits and they have blocked 410 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Edmonton is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've attempted 1,617 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,561 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.6% ranks 10th as they have 1,228 attempts while they have given up 1,151 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota -109

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