Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 1/10/2019

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Rogers Place

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The Florida Panthers travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +120 and the Oilers at -140.

Florida has a record of 17-17-7 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 131 goals and given up 147 goals for a point differential of -16. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-23-0 and an over/under record of 23-14-0. Edmonton is 20-20-3 this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 120 goals and surrendered 138 for a goal differential of -18. Their record against the spread is 20-22-0 while their over/under record is 17-21-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 17-23-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 23-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 20-22-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 17-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

12/13/18 C Vincent Trocheck Ankle is out indefinitely
10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out indefinitely
01/08/19 C Nick Bjugstad Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Edmonton

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/29/18 RW Alex Chiasson Knee IR (12/29)
12/12/18 D Oscar Klefbom Hand IR (12/12)
01/08/19 D Matt Benning Personal is questionable Thursday vs Florida
01/06/19 RW Kailer Yamamoto Upper Body IR (01/06)

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 17 goals this year with 107 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 23.1 minutes played per game. Evgeni Dadonov averages 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 17 goals on 120 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 8 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 566 shots against him and he's given up 61 goals. He's made 505 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has scored 63 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 24 goals this season with 142 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 39 assists on the season and averages 22.7 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl averages 21.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 23 goals on 113 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Mikko Koskinen has 12 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 643 shots against him and he's surrendered 56 goals. He's made 587 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 41 total points this season, which ranks them 22nd in the NHL. They are 14th in the league in goals scored with 131 while they've given up 147 goals, ranking them 5th overall. They have had 148 power play opportunities and have scored 40 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 4th in the NHL. The Panthers have allowed 124 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 16th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.34% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 30th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 21st in the NHL with a total of 43 points this year. They have 27 power play goals on 127 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 13th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 131 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 24th in the NHL. As a team, the Oilers are 22nd in the league with 120 goals scored while they've given up 138 goals, which is 10th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.55%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9%, as they've attempted 2,453 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,277 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.9% as they have 1,875 attempts while they have given up 1,735 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 1,273 face-off wins compared to 1,327 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Florida has 888 hits and they have blocked 542 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 18th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 1,206 face-off wins compared to 1,323 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That is 28th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,162 hits and they have blocked 620 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Edmonton is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8% as they've attempted 2,350 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,461 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.8% ranks 22nd as they have 1,754 attempts while they have given up 1,841 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton -140

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