Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators NHL Parlay 2/25/2019
Monday, February 25, 2019
Bridgestone Arena
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The Edmonton Oilers head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Monday, February 25, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Oilers at +214 and the Predators at -240.
Edmonton has a record of 26-29-6 this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 168 goals and surrendered 201 goals for a point differential of -33. For the year they have an ATS mark of 25-35-0 and an over/under record of 28-28-0. Nashville has a record of 36-23-5 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 192 goals and given up 168 for a goal differential of +24. Their record against the spread is 36-27-0 while their over/under mark is 28-32-0.
Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends
The Edmonton Oilers are 25-35-0 straight up this year
The Edmonton Oilers are 28-28-0 against the over/under this season
Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends
The Nashville Predators are 36-27-0 straight up this year
The Nashville Predators are 28-32-0 against the over/under this season
Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries
02/23/19 C Connor McDavid Suspension is out Monday vs Nashville
02/18/19 RW Jesse Puljujarvi Lower Body IR (02/18)
02/18/19 LW Jujhar Khaira Lower Body IR (02/18)
Key Nashville Predators Injuries
02/24/19 D Dan Hamhuis Lower Body left last game, is questionable Monday vs Edmonton
02/22/19 RW Craig Smith Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/29/19 LW Austin Watson Suspension is out indefinitely
01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely
Player Spotlight
Mikko Koskinen has 16 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Oilers. He has 997 shots against him and he's surrendered 92 goals. He's made 905 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Leon Draisaitl has scored 74 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 36 goals this season with 168 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 38 assists on the year and averages 22.3 minutes played per contest. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 19 goals on 163 attempts. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year.
Player Spotlight
Mattias Ekholm has 41 total points this season for the Predators. He has 7 goals this year with 116 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 23.2 minutes played per contest. Pekka Rinne has 22 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,213 shots against him and he's given up 104 goals. He's made 1,109 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Roman Josi averages 25.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 14 goals on 217 attempts. He has 37 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the year.
Useful Team Statistics
The Oilers have given up 187 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75% this season. That is 29th in the league. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.36% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, ranking them 28th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Oilers are 26th overall with 58 total points this year. They are 27th in the league with 168 goals and 6th in goals allowed with 201. They've had 180 power play chances and scored 39 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 11th in the NHL.
Useful Team Statistics
As a team, the Predators are 11th with a total of 192 goals scored while they are 27th with 168 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.09%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 6th in the league. The Predators have a total of 77 points this season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have had 27 power play goals on 214 chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 31st overall. They've given up 198 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 13th when short-handed.
Advanced Statistics
Edmonton is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1%, as they've attempted 3,331 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,454 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.9% as they have 2,470 attempts while they have given up 2,582 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.4% of the time, which is 20th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.6% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 1,749 face-off wins compared to 1,859 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,668 hits and they have blocked 872 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.
Advanced Statistics
The Predators are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.6% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 2,028 face-off wins compared to 1,924 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,154 hits and they have blocked 829 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. Nashville is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53% as they've attempted 3,874 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,431 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.8% ranks 4th as they have 2,906 attempts while they have given up 2,602 shots on the defensive end.
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