Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/18/2018

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, November 18, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at +102 and the Oilers at -113.

Vegas has a record of 8-11-1 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 50 goals and given up 58 goals for a point differential of -8. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-12-0 and an over/under record of 7-13-0. Edmonton is 9-8-1 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 52 goals and surrendered 56 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 9-9-0 while their over/under record is 8-9-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 8-12-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 7-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

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

The Edmonton Oilers are 8-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/17/18 D Nate Schmidt Suspension Served is upgraded to probable Sunday vs Edmonton
11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
10/10/18 C Paul Stastny Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

11/16/18 RW Tobias Rieder Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/23/18 D Matt Benning Undisclosed IR (10/19)

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 8 goals this year with 83 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. William Karlsson averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 4 goals on 36 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 8 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 434 shots against him and he's given up 43 goals. He's made 391 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has scored 20 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 11 goals this season with 48 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 20.2 minutes played per game. Connor McDavid averages 22.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 10 goals on 60 shots. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 5 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 363 shots against him and he's surrendered 38 goals. He's made 325 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 17 total points this season, which ranks them 30th in the NHL. They are 28th in the league in goals scored with 50 while they've given up 58 goals, ranking them 13th overall. They have had 69 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 24th in the NHL. The Golden Knights have allowed 59 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, putting them 3rd in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.33% for the season. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 26th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 23rd in the NHL with a total of 19 points this year. They have 12 power play goals on 63 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 17th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 58 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. That is 27th in the NHL. As a team, the Oilers are 26th in the league with 52 goals scored while they've given up 56 goals, which is 17th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.09%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.6%, as they've attempted 1,338 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,024 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 56.4% as they have 961 attempts while they have given up 743 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 57.2% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 42.8% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 589 face-off wins compared to 641 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Vegas has 541 hits and they have blocked 281 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 519 face-off wins compared to 537 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 431 hits and they have blocked 249 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Edmonton is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've attempted 1,036 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 987 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.8% ranks 6th as they have 794 attempts while they have given up 738 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton -113

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