Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues Hockey Betting Tips 3/19/2019

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Enterprise Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Enterprise Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +235 and the Blues at -335.

Edmonton has a record of 32-33-7 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 201 goals and given up 235 goals for a point differential of -34. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-39-0 and an over/under record of 31-35-0. St. Louis has a record of 37-27-8 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 206 goals and surrendered 196 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 37-34-0 while their over/under record is 27-39-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 32-39-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 31-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 37-34-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 27-39-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

02/18/19 RW Jesse Puljujarvi Lower Body IR (02/18); is out for season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
03/17/19 D Joel Edmundson Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Edmonton
03/17/19 LW Sammy Blais Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Edmonton
03/11/19 RW Vladimir Tarasenko Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/19/19 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body IR (02/19)

Player Spotlight

Mikko Koskinen has 22 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 1,305 shots against him and he's given up 119 goals. He's made 1,186 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Leon Draisaitl has accumulated 91 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 43 goals this year with 200 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 22.6 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 23 goals on 188 shots. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has scored 69 total points this year for the Blues. He has 26 goals this season with 201 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 43 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Jordan Binnington has 17 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Blues. He has 597 shots against him and he's surrendered 41 goals. He's made 556 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Brayden Schenn averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 14 goals on 132 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have allowed 221 power play opportunities and have given up 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 30th in the NHL. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.49% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 27th in the league. The Oilers have 71 total points this season, ranking 24th in the NHL in offense. They are 22nd in the league with 201 goals while they've given up 235 goals, which is 8th overall. They have had 209 power play opportunities and scored 44 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blues are 19th with 206 goals scored while they are 25th in the NHL with 196 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.05%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 13th place in the league. The Blues have a total of 82 points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 43 power play goals on 213 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 14th. They've allowed 211 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5%, as they've attempted 3,911 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,157 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.2% as they have 2,908 attempts while they have given up 3,126 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 2,058 face-off wins compared to 2,191 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,946 hits and they have blocked 1,031 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 13th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 2,174 face-off wins compared to 2,040 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 5th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,446 hits and they have blocked 1,007 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. St. Louis is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5% as they've attempted 4,104 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,861 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52% ranks 8th as they have 3,096 attempts while they have given up 2,854 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton +235

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