Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks and Tips 3/7/2019

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Rogers Place

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, March 7, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +125 and the Oilers at -150.

Vancouver has a record of 27-30-9 this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 177 goals and surrendered 202 goals for a point differential of -25. For the year they have an ATS mark of 27-39-0 and an over/under record of 28-34-0. Edmonton has a record of 29-30-7 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 184 goals and given up 214 for a goal differential of -30. Their record against the spread is 29-37-0 while their over/under mark is 30-31-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 27-39-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 28-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 29-37-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 30-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

02/21/19 D Christopher Tanev Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/21/19 RW Jake Virtanen Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/15/19 C Brandon Sutter Undisclosed is out indefinitely
02/05/19 LW Sven Baertschi Illness IR (02/05)

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

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

Player Spotlight

Brock Boeser has scored 43 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 21 goals this season with 161 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 19.3 minutes played per contest. Bo Horvat averages 21 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 23 goals on 190 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 23 wins and 19 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 1,596 shots against him and he's surrendered 137 goals. He's made 1,459 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 56 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 20 goals this year with 175 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 36 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Leon Draisaitl averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 41 goals on 180 attempts. He has 42 assists, giving him a total of 83 points on the year. Mikko Koskinen has 19 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 1,156 shots against him and he's given up 103 goals. He's made 1,053 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 63 total points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They've scored 177 goals while giving up 202 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 16th respectively. They have had 207 power play chances and scored 31 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 29th in the league. The Canucks have given up 212 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 17th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.09% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 17th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 24th in the league with a total of 65 points this season. They have 41 power play goals on 190 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 202 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking 29th overall. As a team, the Oilers are 25th with a total of 184 goals scored while they've given up 214 goals this season, ranking 8th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.51%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 27th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.3%, as they've attempted 3,615 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,866 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.5% as they have 2,711 attempts while they have given up 2,881 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 1,927 face-off wins compared to 2,012 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,444 hits and they have blocked 985 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 1,889 face-off wins compared to 2,007 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,779 hits and they have blocked 952 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Edmonton is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5% as they've attempted 3,573 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,794 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.3% ranks 23rd as they have 2,652 attempts while they have given up 2,842 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton -150

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