Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 12/1/2018

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, December 1, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at -125 and the Oilers at +100.

Vegas has a record of 14-12-1 this year. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 81 goals and surrendered 76 goals for a point differential of +5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 13-13-0 and an over/under record of 11-15-0. Edmonton has a record of 12-11-2 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 68 goals and given up 78 for a goal differential of -10. Their record against the spread is 11-13-0 while their over/under mark is 11-11-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 13-13-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 11-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 11-13-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 11-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

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

William Karlsson has scored 20 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 8 goals this season with 53 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Jon Marchessault averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 10 goals on 102 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 14 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 609 shots against him and he's surrendered 54 goals. He's made 555 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has 34 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 13 goals this year with 85 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 22.6 minutes played per contest. Leon Draisaitl averages 21 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 13 goals on 66 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the year. Cam Talbot has 5 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 424 shots against him and he's given up 47 goals. He's made 377 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 29 total points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They've scored 81 goals while giving up 76 scores, which has them ranked 12th and 17th respectively. They have had 89 power play chances and scored 17 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 79 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.02% for the year. They allow 27 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 20th in the league with a total of 26 points this season. They have 18 power play goals on 79 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 81 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking 27th overall. As a team, the Oilers are 27th with a total of 68 goals scored while they've given up 78 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.72%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.7%, as they've attempted 1,741 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,386 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.2% as they have 1,257 attempts while they have given up 1,019 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 55.1% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.9% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 790 face-off wins compared to 851 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Vegas has 741 hits and they have blocked 367 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 13th 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 720 face-off wins compared to 778 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 629 hits and they have blocked 364 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Edmonton is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6% as they've attempted 1,422 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,388 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.4% ranks 9th as they have 1,081 attempts while they have given up 1,024 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton +100

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