St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 12/18/2018

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Rogers Place

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +138 and the Oilers at -182.

St. Louis has a record of 12-15-4 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 88 goals and given up 107 goals for a point differential of -19. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-18-0 and an over/under record of 15-14-0. Edmonton has a record of 18-13-3 this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 98 goals and surrendered 101 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 18-15-0 while their over/under record is 14-17-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 12-18-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 15-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 18-15-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 14-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/16/18 C Robby Fabbri Shoulder is questionable Tuesday vs Edmonton
12/14/18 D Alex Pietrangelo Hand IR (12/14)
11/19/18 D Carl Gunnarsson Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/13/18 D Kris Russell Undisclosed IR (12/13)
12/12/18 D Oscar Klefbom Hand IR (12/12)

Player Spotlight

Jake Allen has 10 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 701 shots against him and he's given up 72 goals. He's made 629 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Ryan O'Reilly has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Blues. He has 13 goals this year with 87 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 20.6 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 9 goals on 116 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has scored 42 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 16 goals this season with 86 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 21.7 minutes played per game. Mikko Koskinen has 11 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 500 shots against him and he's surrendered 36 goals. He's made 464 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Connor McDavid averages 22.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 19 goals on 114 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have allowed 107 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 10th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.41% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 27th in the league. The Blues have 28 total points this season, ranking 29th in the NHL in offense. They are 28th in the league with 88 goals while they've given up 107 goals, which is 9th overall. They have had 98 power play opportunities and scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Oilers are 20th with 98 goals scored while they are 17th in the NHL with 101 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.45%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 18th place in the league. The Oilers have a total of 39 points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 21 power play goals on 104 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 17th. They've allowed 110 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, which is 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.2%, as they've attempted 1,681 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,807 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.8% as they have 1,257 attempts while they have given up 1,317 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 998 face-off wins compared to 905 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 621 hits and they have blocked 490 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 953 face-off wins compared to 1,056 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.4%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 869 hits and they have blocked 501 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Edmonton is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8% as they've attempted 1,912 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,927 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.3% ranks 16th as they have 1,444 attempts while they have given up 1,426 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton -182

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