Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 1/20/2018

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, January 20, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +153 and the Oilers at -170.

Vancouver has a record of 18-21-6 this season and on the road they have a record of 11-9-3-2. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 119 goals and given up 147 goals for a point differential of -28. For the season they have an ATS record of 18-27-0 and an over/under record of 25-20-0. Edmonton is 20-23-3 including 9-12-1-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 126 goals and surrendered 147 for a goal differential of -21. Their record against the spread is 20-26-0 while their over/under record is 21-24-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 18-27-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 25-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 20-26-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 21-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/07/17 C Bo Horvat Ankle IR (12/05)
01/14/18 LW Daniel Sedin Back is "?" Saturday vs Edmonton

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

01/18/18 C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Undisclosed IR (01/18)

Player Spotlight

Brock Boeser has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 22 goals this year with 121 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek averages 14.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 13 goals on 91 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 12 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 951 shots against him and he's given up 87 goals. He's made 864 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has scored 36 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 11 goals this season with 103 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Connor McDavid averages 21.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 15 goals on 140 shots. He has 37 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 16 wins and 16 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 1,038 shots against him and he's surrendered 102 goals. He's made 936 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 42 total points this season, which ranks them 28th in the NHL. They are 27th in the league in goals scored with 119 while they've given up 147 goals, ranking them 7th overall. They have had 149 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 8th in the NHL. The Canucks have allowed 153 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, putting them 27th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.85% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 25th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 25th in the NHL with a total of 43 points this year. They have 19 power play goals on 123 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 27th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 147 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%. That is 31st in the NHL. As a team, the Oilers are 23rd in the league with 126 goals scored while they've given up 147 goals, which is 5th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.02%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 48.4% as they've tried 2,416 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,580 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 28th in Corsi percentage. They are 26th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.9% as they have 1,821 shots while they've given up 1,982 attempts on defense. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the year. That puts them 18th and 19th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,326 face-off wins as opposed to 1,426 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That is 27th overall in the NHL. On defense Vancouver has 861 hits and they've blocked 598 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 53.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the year. That ranks them 4th and 27th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,380 face-off wins as opposed to 1,434 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,215 hits and they've blocked 725 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 3rd in blocked shots. Edmonton is ranked 7th in Corsi percentage with 52.4% as they've tried 2,908 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,641 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 2nd in the NHL at 53.1%, as they have 2,171 shots while they've given up 1,916 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton -170

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