Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/13/2018

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Montreal Canadiens head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Canadiens at +118 and the Oilers at -130.

Montreal has a record of 9-5-3 this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 58 goals and surrendered 55 goals for a point differential of +3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-8-0 and an over/under record of 9-7-0. Edmonton has a record of 8-8-1 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 46 goals and given up 54 for a goal differential of -8. Their record against the spread is 8-9-0 while their over/under mark is 7-9-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 9-8-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 9-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 8-9-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 7-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/12/18 RW Joel Armia Knee is out indefinitely
11/10/18 D Noah Juulsen Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Edmonton
11/07/18 LW Paul Byron Lower Body IR (11/07)
10/19/18 C Tomas Plekanec Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Facial IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D David Schlemko Knee is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Shea Weber Knee is out indefinitely

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

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

Player Spotlight

Max Domi has scored 21 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 9 goals this season with 36 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 17.7 minutes played per contest. Tomas Tatar averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 7 goals on 52 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Carey Price has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Canadiens. He has 343 shots against him and he's surrendered 37 goals. He's made 306 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has 23 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 10 goals this year with 57 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 22.5 minutes played per contest. Leon Draisaitl averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 10 goals on 44 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the year. Cam Talbot has 5 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 363 shots against him and he's given up 38 goals. He's made 325 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have 21 total points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They've scored 58 goals while giving up 55 scores, which has them ranked 6th and 9th respectively. They have had 66 power play chances and scored 9 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 29th in the league. The Canadiens have given up 60 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 12th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.32% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 25th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 23rd in the league with a total of 17 points this season. They have 12 power play goals on 60 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 14th in the NHL. They've given up 55 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking 27th overall. As a team, the Oilers are 26th with a total of 46 goals scored while they've given up 54 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.70%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.3%, as they've attempted 1,060 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 930 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.4% as they have 748 attempts while they have given up 679 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 55.2% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.8% for the season. That is 27th overall in the NHL. They have 486 face-off wins compared to 588 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.3%. That ranks them 30th in the league. On defense Montreal has 456 hits and they have blocked 251 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 12th 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 20th in the NHL. They have 483 face-off wins compared to 512 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Edmonton has 407 hits and they have blocked 235 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Edmonton is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6% as they've attempted 959 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 935 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.2% ranks 9th as they have 735 attempts while they have given up 700 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal +118

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