Toronto Maple Leafs vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 1/16/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (+118) Oilers (-143)

The Edmonton Oilers (23-15-1) will go up against the Toronto Maple Leafs (21-12-8) at Rogers Place on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Maple Leafs at +118 while the Oilers are sitting at -143. The over/under is 7.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-2 defeat to the Red Wings in their previous game. Toronto accounted for 4 mins in the box in this outing. Furthermore, they had 3 chances on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Maple Leafs could have played much better offensively in this defeat. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 2 of the 30 shots they launched.

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In reference to their scoring capabilities, the Toronto Maple Leafs have racked up 144 goals (7th in hockey) for the year and have allowed 133. For the year, they have 50 points and their points percentage comes in at .610. Toronto has accounted for 120 power play chances and they have scored 31 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 25.83%. At even strength, the Maple Leafs have allowed 106 goals while scoring 113 of their own. Toronto has attempted 1,364 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.6%. The Maple Leafs have seen 1,279 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .896. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have totaled 118 power play opportunities (31st in hockey) and have scored 27 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Martin Jones. Jones has been in net for 458 matchups over the course of his pro hockey career. He has compiled an overall mark of 233-167-36 and got the start in 441 games. Opponents have been able to score 1,172 goals against Jones in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 2.70. Jones has seen 12,450 shot attempts against him and has gathered 11,278 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .906 for his 26,076 mins guarding the cage. In his professional hockey career, Jones has accumulated 229 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .519.

In their last contest, Edmonton went up against the Canadiens in an outing where the Oilers earned a win by a final score of 2-1. The Oilers had 2 goals out of the 41 shots on goal they attempted. They had 5 attempts on the power play in this outing and scored 1 out of those tries.

Edmonton has put up 1,341 shots (9th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.14%, while allowing the opposition 1,096 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 81.02% on their oppositions 137 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 89.3%. They have a total of 127 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 25.20%. The Oilers have racked up 104 goals at even strength and 32 goals (10th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 117 goals to be scored by way of 91 goals at even strength and 26 goals while they were shorthanded. For the season, the Edmonton Oilers have earned 136 goals, 47 points, as well as a points percentage of .603.

For the opposition you will find Stuart Skinner protecting the net. He has recorded 2,447 stops out of 2,690 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .910. Skinner has accumulated a lifetime mark of 54-29-6 and has played in 93 games. He got the starting nod in 89 games and has been on the ice for 5,365 minutes. Skinner's quality start rate comes out to 58.4% and he has made 52 quality starting assignments in his career. His opposition is averaging 2.72 goals per contest and he has given up 243 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton (-143)

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