Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 3/1/2018

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Nashville Predators travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, March 1, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Predators at -148 and the Oilers at +128.

Nashville has a record of 39-14-9 this season and on the road they have a record of 17-7-6-3. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 202 goals and given up 160 goals for a point differential of +42. For the season they have an ATS record of 39-23-0 and an over/under record of 31-31-0. Edmonton is 27-32-4 including 13-15-2-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 179 goals and surrendered 209 for a goal differential of -30. Their record against the spread is 27-36-0 while their over/under record is 31-30-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 39-23-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 31-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 27-36-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 31-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

02/27/18 GO Troy Grosenick Acquired is "?" Thursday vs Edmonton
02/27/18 LW Brandon Bollig Acquired is "?" Thursday vs Edmonton

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

02/28/18 D Kris Russell Hand is "?" Thursday vs Nashville
02/28/18 RW Zack Kassian Lower Body is "?" Thursday vs Nashville
02/28/18 LW Pontus Aberg Acquired is "?" Thursday vs Nashville
01/18/18 C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Ribs IR (01/13)

Player Spotlight

Kevin Fiala has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Predators. He has 20 goals this year with 144 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 15.4 minutes played per game. P.K. Subban averages 24.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 15 goals on 159 shots. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 33 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,453 shots against him and he's given up 106 goals. He's made 1,347 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has scored 75 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 28 goals this season with 211 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 47 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 20 goals on 152 shots. He has 37 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 22 wins and 24 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 1,487 shots against him and he's surrendered 144 goals. He's made 1,343 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 87 total points this season, which ranks them 2nd in the NHL. They are 7th in the league in goals scored with 202 while they've given up 160 goals, ranking them 29th overall. They have had 212 power play opportunities and have scored 49 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 4th in the NHL. The Predators have allowed 223 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 7th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.16% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 1st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 26th in the NHL with a total of 58 points this year. They have 22 power play goals on 160 opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That ranks them 31st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 194 power play opportunities and have given up 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%. That is 31st in the NHL. As a team, the Oilers are 18th in the league with 179 goals scored while they've given up 209 goals, which is 3rd overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.39%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6%, as they've attempted 3,706 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,612 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.5% as they have 2,775 attempts while they have given up 2,715 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 2,053 face-off wins compared to 1,849 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,268 hits and they have blocked 897 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.3% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 1,895 face-off wins compared to 1,944 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,705 hits and they have blocked 1,000 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Edmonton is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.8% as they've attempted 3,952 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,679 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.5% ranks 4th as they have 2,960 attempts while they have given up 2,679 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton +128

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