Edmonton Oilers vs New Jersey Devils NHL Betting Tips 10/10/2019

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Prudential Center

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, October 10, 2019.

Edmonton has a record of 3-0-0 this season and on the road they have a record of 1-0-0. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 14 goals and given up 9 goals for a point differential of +5. For the season they have an ATS record of 3-0 and an over/under record of 2-0-0. New Jersey is 0-1-1. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 6 goals and surrendered 11 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 0-2 while their over/under record is 2-0-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 3-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 2-0-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 0-2 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 2-0-0 against the over/under this season

The Edmonton Oilers came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 5 - 2 win against the New York Islanders in their last game. The Oilers had a solid offensive output in this win. While out there on the ice, they converted 5 of the 27 shots they put on net. Moreover, they had 5 power play opportunities and were able to score 2 goals out of those chances. Edmonton ended up with 4 penalty minutes for this matchup. The Corsi for the Oilers sat at 35 and the Corsi against was 40 telling us they have a Corsi percentage of 46.7%. Their Fenwick sat at 25 and the Fenwick against at even strength sat at 26, giving them a rate of 49.0%. They earned 14 face-off wins at even strength and lost 22 of all total face-offs. The offensive zone starts for them were rated at 45.5% and they had a PDO at even strength of 116.4 for this game. In discussing stats from the opponent, the New York Islanders earned a total of 27 shots. They had a total of 10 penalty minutes and they tallied 2 power play attempts.

The New Jersey Devils opposed the Buffalo Sabres in an outing where the Devils ended up taking the loss by a final score of 7 - 2. For this game, New Jersey went home with a 58.7% Corsi rating. That percentage was had by earning a Corsi of 71 and their opponent having a Corsi of 50. Their Fenwick percentage came in at 63.8% with a Fenwick of 60 and the Sabres having earned a 34 Fenwick at even strength. This Corsi percentage speaks to the kind of game that New Jersey played and we're sure they will look for better performances in the future. Their PDO was 98.3 and they finished the game with an oZS percentage of 30.4%. The Devils converted 2 goals out of the 20 shots on goal they took. They had 2 power play attempts in this one but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. Concerning their opponent, the Sabres had 4 power play opportunities and came through by scoring 3 goals of those chances. New Jersey gave up 36 shots on goal and the Sabres had 16 penalty mins.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have 6 total points this season, which ranks them 5th in the NHL. They are 3rd in the league in goals scored with 14 while they've given up 9 goals, ranking them 18th overall. They have had 12 power play opportunities and have scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 33%. That is 8th in the NHL. The Oilers have allowed 11 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 91%, putting them 5th in the league when short-handed. They average 27 shots per game and as a team shoot 17.50% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 18th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 25th in the NHL with a total of 1 point this year. They have 0 power play goals on 4 opportunities for a percentage of 0%. That ranks them 27th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 6 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 50%. That is 31st in the NHL. As a team, the Devils are 24th in the league with 6 goals scored while they've given up 11 goals, which is 7th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.17%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 83%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47%, as they've attempted 117 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 132 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.7% as they have 81 attempts while they have given up 82 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.1% of the time, which is 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 70 face-off wins compared to 75 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 61 hits and they have blocked 50 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 29.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 70.7% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 60 face-off wins compared to 58 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That is 14th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 40 hits and they have blocked 23 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. New Jersey is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56% as they've attempted 112 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 88 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 59.9% ranks 3rd as they have 97 attempts while they have given up 65 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey

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