Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/2/2019

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Rogers Place

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +217 and the Oilers at +101.

Vancouver had a record of 35-36-11 last season and on the road they had a record of 15-20-6-4. They finished 5th in the Pacific Division. They scored 219 goals and gave up 248 goals for a point differential of -29. For the season they had an ATS record of 29-46 and an over/under record of 30-47-5. Edmonton finished with a record of 35-38-9 including 12-15-2-1 at home last season. They were 7th in the Pacific Division. They scored 229 goals and surrendered 271 for a goal differential of -42. Their record against the spread was 31-47 while their over/under record was 37-40-5.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks were 29-46 straight up last year

The Vancouver Canucks were 30-47-5 against the over/under last season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers were 31-47 straight up last year

The Edmonton Oilers were 37-40-5 against the over/under last season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

9/24/2019 Brock Boeser RW Concussion Expected to be out until at least Oct 2
9/24/2019 Oscar Fantenberg D Concussion Expected to be out until at least Oct 2
9/12/2019 Antoine Roussel LW Knee IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 2

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

9/25/2019 Joel Persson D Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Oct 2
9/22/2019 Logan Day D Hand Expected to be out until at least Oct 2

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat accumulated 61 total points last season. He had 27 goals last year with 227 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He had a total of 34 assists on the season and averaged 20.8 minutes played per game. Elias Pettersson averaged 18.2 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 28 goals on 144 shots. He had 38 assists giving him a total of 66 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom had 28 wins and 23 losses last season in net for the Canucks. He had 1,896 shots against him and he gave up 166 goals. He made 1,730 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl scored 105 total points last year. He had 50 goals last season with 231 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He had a total of 55 assists on the season and averaged 22.6 minutes played per game. Connor McDavid averaged 22.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 41 goals on 240 shots. He had 75 assists giving him a total of 116 points on the season. Mike Smith had 23 wins and 16 losses last year in goal for the Oilers. He had 1,069 shots against him and he surrendered 109 goals. He made 960 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks had 81 total points last season, which ranked them 23rd in the NHL. They were 26th in the league in goals scored with 219 while they gave up 248 goals, ranking them 15th overall. They had 251 power play opportunities and scored 43 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That was 22nd in the NHL. The Canucks allowed 254 power play opportunities and gave up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 11th in the league when short-handed. They averaged 30 shots per game and as a team shot 9.00% for the season. They allowed 32 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 91%. That put them 16th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers were 25th in the NHL with a total of 79 points last year. They had 47 power play goals on 222 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranked them 9th in the league as a power play unit. They allowed 246 power play opportunities and gave up 62 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. That was 30th in the NHL. As a team, the Oilers were 20th in the league with 229 goals scored while they gave up 271 goals, which was 7th overall. They averaged 29 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 9.57%. As a team they gave up 32 shots per game and had a save percentage of 90%. That was 27th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.4%, as they've attempted 4,523 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,817 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.6% as they have 3,391 attempts while they have given up 3,584 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Canucks 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 2,404 face-off wins compared to 2,453 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,799 hits and they have blocked 1,233 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 2,327 face-off wins compared to 2,483 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 2,192 hits and they have blocked 1,174 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Edmonton is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.4% as they've attempted 4,423 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,724 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48% ranks 26th as they have 3,279 attempts while they have given up 3,550 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton +101

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