Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers NHL Betting Tips 2/23/2019

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Rogers Place

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +125 and the Oilers at -150.

Anaheim has a record of 24-27-9 this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 134 goals and surrendered 185 goals for a point differential of -51. For the year they have an ATS mark of 24-36-0 and an over/under record of 21-36-0. Edmonton has a record of 25-29-6 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 166 goals and given up 200 for a goal differential of -34. Their record against the spread is 24-35-0 while their over/under mark is 27-28-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 24-36-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 21-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 24-35-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 27-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

02/15/19 GO John Gibson Upper Body IR
02/15/19 GO Chad Johnson Head IR (02/15)
02/09/19 RW Patrick Eaves Illness IR (02/09)
01/21/19 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (01/21)

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

02/22/19 C Connor McDavid Possible Suspension is questionable Saturday vs Anaheim
02/18/19 RW Jesse Puljujarvi Lower Body IR (02/18)
02/18/19 LW Jujhar Khaira Lower Body IR (02/18)

Player Spotlight

Brandon Montour has scored 25 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 5 goals this season with 121 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 22.9 minutes played per contest. Ryan Getzlaf averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 11 goals on 116 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Ryan Miller has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 350 shots against him and he's surrendered 25 goals. He's made 325 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has 73 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 36 goals this year with 165 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 37 assists on the year and averages 22.3 minutes played per contest. Connor McDavid averages 22.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 32 goals on 186 attempts. He has 53 assists, giving him a total of 85 points on the year. Mikko Koskinen has 15 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 963 shots against him and he's given up 91 goals. He's made 872 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have 57 total points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They've scored 134 goals while giving up 185 scores, which has them ranked 31st and 15th respectively. They have had 161 power play chances and scored 25 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the league. The Ducks have given up 196 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 15th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.11% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 28th in the league with a total of 56 points this season. They have 39 power play goals on 179 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 11th in the NHL. They've given up 186 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking 29th overall. As a team, the Oilers are 27th with a total of 166 goals scored while they've given up 200 goals this season, ranking 5th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.36%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 30th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46%, as they've attempted 3,204 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,757 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.2% as they have 2,377 attempts while they have given up 2,877 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 1,806 face-off wins compared to 1,649 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,368 hits and they have blocked 880 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 1,716 face-off wins compared to 1,832 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,635 hits and they have blocked 855 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Edmonton is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 3,293 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,387 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.1% ranks 20th as they have 2,444 attempts while they have given up 2,532 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton -150

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