Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 12/14/2018

Friday, December 14, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, December 14, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +127 and the Oilers at -140.

Philadelphia has a record of 12-13-4 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 91 goals and given up 107 goals for a point differential of -16. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-17-0 and an over/under record of 19-10-0. Edmonton has a record of 17-12-2 this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 88 goals and surrendered 91 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 17-14-0 while their over/under record is 13-16-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 12-17-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 19-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 17-14-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 13-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/12/18 LW Drake Caggiula Hand is upgraded to probable Thursday vs Winnipeg
12/12/18 D Oscar Klefbom Hand IR (12/12)
11/16/18 RW Tobias Rieder Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Anthony Stolarz has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 217 shots against him and he's given up 24 goals. He's made 193 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Jakub Voracek has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 8 goals this year with 72 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 11 goals on 88 shots. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has scored 37 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 16 goals this season with 82 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 21.7 minutes played per game. Mikko Koskinen has 10 wins and 3 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 439 shots against him and he's surrendered 32 goals. He's made 407 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Connor McDavid averages 22.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 17 goals on 110 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have allowed 98 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72% this year. That is 31st in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.97% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is ranked 31st in the league. The Flyers have 28 total points this season, ranking 26th in the NHL in offense. They are 20th in the league with 91 goals while they've given up 107 goals, which is 5th overall. They have had 84 power play opportunities and scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Oilers are 23rd with 88 goals scored while they are 21st in the NHL with 91 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.10%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 16th place in the league. The Oilers have a total of 36 points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 20 power play goals on 99 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 15th. They've allowed 97 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, which is 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5%, as they've attempted 1,709 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,609 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 1,279 attempts while they have given up 1,193 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.2% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.8% for the season. That is 13th overall in the NHL. They have 915 face-off wins compared to 748 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 675 hits and they have blocked 416 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 867 face-off wins compared to 965 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That is 28th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 796 hits and they have blocked 460 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Edmonton is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4% as they've attempted 1,779 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,748 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.2% ranks 12th as they have 1,351 attempts while they have given up 1,288 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia +127

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