Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Game Picks 3/17/2019

Sunday, March 17, 2019

T-Mobile Arena

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The Edmonton Oilers head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday, March 17, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Oilers at +255 and the Golden Knights at -360.

Edmonton has a record of 31-32-7 this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 195 goals and surrendered 227 goals for a point differential of -32. For the year they have an ATS mark of 31-39-0 and an over/under record of 31-34-0. Vegas has a record of 39-27-5 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 211 goals and given up 195 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 39-32-0 while their over/under mark is 32-35-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 31-39-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 31-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 39-32-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 32-35-0 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 Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
03/03/19 LW William Carrier Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has scored 89 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 42 goals this season with 196 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 47 assists on the year and averages 22.5 minutes played per contest. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 22 goals on 186 attempts. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the year. Mikko Koskinen has 21 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Oilers. He has 1,241 shots against him and he's surrendered 111 goals. He's made 1,130 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has 47 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 20 goals this year with 245 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 27 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. William Karlsson averages 19 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 19 goals on 152 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 35 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 1,673 shots against him and he's given up 144 goals. He's made 1,529 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have 69 total points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They've scored 195 goals while giving up 227 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 8th respectively. They have had 205 power play chances and scored 43 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the league. The Oilers have given up 213 power play opportunities and surrendered 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 30th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.40% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 26th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 13th in the league with a total of 83 points this season. They have 35 power play goals on 205 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the NHL. They've given up 203 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 6th overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 15th with a total of 211 goals scored while they've given up 195 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.63%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.6%, as they've attempted 3,826 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,042 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.4% as they have 2,848 attempts while they have given up 3,031 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 2,004 face-off wins compared to 2,129 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,885 hits and they have blocked 1,011 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 2nd 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 30th in the NHL. They have 2,150 face-off wins compared to 2,130 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,971 hits and they have blocked 981 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.6% as they've attempted 4,572 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,805 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.4% ranks 2nd as they have 3,363 attempts while they have given up 2,824 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton +255

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