Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 4/6/2019

Saturday, April 6, 2019

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Saturday, April 6, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +145 and the Flames at -195.

Edmonton has a record of 34-37-9 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 224 goals and given up 267 goals for a point differential of -43. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-46-0 and an over/under record of 37-38-0. Calgary has a record of 50-24-7 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 288 goals and surrendered 220 for a goal differential of +68. Their record against the spread is 50-31-0 while their over/under record is 41-36-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 34-46-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 37-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 50-31-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 41-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

04/02/19 LW Jujhar Khaira None is questionable Saturday vs Calgary
04/02/19 C Kyle Brodziak None is questionable Saturday vs Calgary
02/18/19 RW Jesse Puljujarvi Lower Body IR (02/18); is out for season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

04/03/19 C Sam Bennett Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Edmonton

Player Spotlight

Mikko Koskinen has 24 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 1,520 shots against him and he's given up 145 goals. He's made 1,375 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Leon Draisaitl has accumulated 102 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 47 goals this year with 221 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 55 assists on the season and averages 22.5 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 28 goals on 207 shots. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 67 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has scored 98 total points this year for the Flames. He has 36 goals this season with 243 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 62 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. David Rittich has 27 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Flames. He has 1,228 shots against him and he's surrendered 109 goals. He's made 1,119 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Sean Monahan averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 34 goals on 211 shots. He has 48 assists, giving him a total of 82 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have allowed 241 power play opportunities and have given up 62 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74% this year. That is 30th in the NHL. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.58% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 29th in the league. The Oilers have 77 total points this season, ranking 25th in the NHL in offense. They are 20th in the league with 224 goals while they've given up 267 goals, which is 5th overall. They have had 218 power play opportunities and scored 46 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flames are 2nd with 288 goals scored while they are 22nd in the NHL with 220 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.97%. They give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 22nd place in the league. The Flames have a total of 107 points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 53 power play goals on 272 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks their power play unit 16th. They've allowed 245 power play opportunities and have given up 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.4%, as they've attempted 4,383 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,665 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.1% as they have 3,246 attempts while they have given up 3,503 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 2,313 face-off wins compared to 2,443 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 2,178 hits and they have blocked 1,162 shots from the opposition, putting them 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 2,450 face-off wins compared to 2,251 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,224 hits and they have blocked 1,025 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.5% as they've attempted 4,877 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,232 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.2% ranks 4th as they have 3,642 attempts while they have given up 3,207 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary -195

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