Edmonton Oilers at Ottawa Senators NHL Parlay 2/28/2019

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Edmonton Oilers head to Canadian Tire Centre to take on the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Oilers at -145 and the Senators at +120.

Edmonton has a record of 26-29-7 this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 170 goals and surrendered 203 goals for a point differential of -33. For the year they have an ATS mark of 26-36-0 and an over/under record of 28-30-0. Ottawa has a record of 22-36-5 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 189 goals and given up 235 for a goal differential of -46. Their record against the spread is 22-40-0 while their over/under mark is 34-24-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 26-36-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 28-30-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 22-40-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 34-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

02/26/19 C Connor McDavid Suspension Served is probable Wednesday vs Toronto
02/18/19 RW Jesse Puljujarvi Lower Body IR (02/18)
02/18/19 LW Jujhar Khaira Lower Body IR (02/18)

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
02/25/19 D Mark Borowiecki Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mikko Koskinen has 16 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Oilers. He has 1,035 shots against him and he's surrendered 94 goals. He's made 941 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has scored 55 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 19 goals this season with 167 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 36 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Leon Draisaitl averages 22.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by tallying 38 goals on 170 attempts. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 76 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Chris Tierney has 40 total points this season for the Senators. He has 6 goals this year with 93 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has 846 shots against him and he's given up 82 goals. He's made 764 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Thomas Chabot averages 24.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 13 goals on 148 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have given up 192 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this season. That is 29th in the league. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.33% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 27th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Oilers are 26th overall with 59 total points this year. They are 27th in the league with 170 goals and 9th in goals allowed with 203. They've had 183 power play chances and scored 40 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Senators are 14th with a total of 189 goals scored while they are 1st with 235 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.04%. As a unit they give up 36 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 25th in the league. The Senators have a total of 49 points this season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have had 37 power play goals on 176 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 15th overall. They've given up 169 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 25th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.9%, as they've attempted 3,377 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,528 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 2,505 attempts while they have given up 2,643 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.3% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 1,777 face-off wins compared to 1,888 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,685 hits and they have blocked 885 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.3% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 1,914 face-off wins compared to 1,897 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 1,343 hits and they have blocked 1,080 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.7% as they've attempted 3,393 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,196 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.2% ranks 31st as they have 2,569 attempts while they have given up 3,116 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Ottawa +120 and over 6 total goals

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