Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Madison Square Garden

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +160 and the Rangers at -213. The over/under has been set at 5.

Edmonton comes into this matchup having played 30 games. They have an overall record of 13-15-2 and on the road they have a record of 4-10-1. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 82 goals and given up 90 goals for a point differential of -8. New York shows up with a record of 18-9-4 including 12-4-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 90 goals and surrendered 72 for a goal differential of +18.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 14 goals this season with 124 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 7 goals on 56 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 563 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 516 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Rick Nash has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 9 goals this season with 88 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 13 goals on 53 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 14 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 766 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 715 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Oilers have 28 total points this season. They have scored 80 goals while giving up 90 goals. They have had 95 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Oilers have allowed 91 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.25% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Rangers have a total of 40 points on the season. They have 18 power play goals on 83 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 100 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Oilers have a total of 89 goals scored while they've given up 70 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.14%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 11-17 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 17-11-2 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 17-13 straight up

The New York Rangers are 11-16-3 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/14/15 D Oscar Klefbom Hand expected to miss Monday vs. Boston
12/06/15 D Andrew Ference Undisclosed expected to miss 5-7 days
12/05/15 LW Benoit Pouliot Lower Body out indefinitely
11/26/15 RW Nail Yakupov Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/03/15 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to be out until mid-to-late January
10/29/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Leg out indefinitely

New York Rangers Injuries

12/01/15 D Kevin Klein Abdominal expected to miss 2-3 weeks
11/27/15 C Derek Stepan Ribs out 4-6 weeks

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