Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks NHL Parlay 1/8/2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

SAP Center

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The Edmonton Oilers head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Oilers at +185 and the Sharks at -225.

Edmonton has a record of 20-19-3 this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 118 goals and surrendered 131 goals for a point differential of -13. For the year they have an ATS mark of 19-22-0 and an over/under record of 17-20-0. San Jose has a record of 23-13-7 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 150 goals and given up 135 for a goal differential of +15. Their record against the spread is 23-20-0 while their over/under mark is 26-16-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 19-22-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 17-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 23-20-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 26-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/29/18 RW Alex Chiasson Knee IR (12/29)
12/12/18 D Oscar Klefbom Hand IR (12/12)
01/06/19 RW Kailer Yamamoto Upper Body IR (01/06)
01/06/19 D Kris Russell Undisclosed is upgraded to probable Sunday vs Anaheim
01/05/19 D Matt Benning Personal is questionable Sunday vs Anaheim

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

01/06/19 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs Los Angeles
01/05/19 D Justin Braun Knee is questionable Monday vs Los Angeles
01/02/19 D Radim Simek Concussion is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mikko Koskinen has 12 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Oilers. He has 624 shots against him and he's surrendered 53 goals. He's made 571 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Connor McDavid has scored 62 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 24 goals this season with 140 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 38 assists on the year and averages 22.8 minutes played per contest. Leon Draisaitl averages 21.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by tallying 23 goals on 112 attempts. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns has 47 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 7 goals this year with 151 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 40 assists on the year and averages 24.2 minutes played per contest. Martin Jones has 18 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 846 shots against him and he's given up 87 goals. He's made 759 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Logan Couture averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 16 goals on 105 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have given up 128 power play opportunities and surrendered 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this season. That is 21st in the league. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.56% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 23rd in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Oilers are 21st overall with 43 total points this year. They are 23rd in the league with 118 goals and 11th in goals allowed with 131. They've had 124 power play chances and scored 26 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sharks are 4th with a total of 150 goals scored while they are 9th with 135 goals surrendered this season. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.01%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 29th in the league. The Sharks have a total of 53 points this season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have had 32 power play goals on 129 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 7th overall. They've given up 118 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 4th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1%, as they've attempted 2,314 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,399 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49% as they have 1,724 attempts while they have given up 1,792 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 1,185 face-off wins compared to 1,292 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,140 hits and they have blocked 607 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 1,284 face-off wins compared to 1,295 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That is 17th in the league. On defense San Jose has 766 hits and they have blocked 574 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. San Jose is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.4% as they've attempted 2,815 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,264 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.5% ranks 2nd as they have 2,110 attempts while they have given up 1,690 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take San Jose -225 and over 6 total goals

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