Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and the Edmonton Oilers will do battle against Rickard Rakell, Ryan Getzlaf, and the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center for a divisional showdown. Sportsnet West will showcase the game, and the puck drops at 4 p.m. ET on Friday, November 23.
Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks Odds
Each team currently has an identical -110 money line for this one, and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-115 for the over, -105 for the under).
Edmonton is 10-11 straight up (SU) and has netted 0.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 21 regular season contests, 10 of its games have gone over the total, while nine have gone under and just two have pushed. As the away team in 2018-19, the Oilers are 6-6 SU.
Edmonton has converted on 20.3 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 25th overall, and it’s successfully killed off only 75.4 percent of all penalties..
Sporting a .888 save percentage and 25.0 saves per game, Cam Talbot (5-9-1) has been the primary option in goal for Edmonton this season. If head coach Todd Mclellan decides to rest him, however, the team might roll with Mikko Koskinen (5-3 record, .913 save percentage, 2.65 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, Anaheim is 9-14 straight up (SU) and has lost 5.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. 14 of its contests have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and just one has pushed. It’s 6-8 SU at home this season.
The Ducks have converted on just 15.6 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the bottom 10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 16th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.0 percent of all penalties.
John Gibson (31.6 saves per game) has been the top choice in the crease for the Ducks. Gibson has seven wins, 11 losses, and four overtime losses to his credit and has maintained a 2.58 goals against average and a .927 save percentage this season.
Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks Betting Predictions
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Notes
Betting Notes
Over Edmonton’s last ten games, eight of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-6 in those games).
The Oilers are 5-4 SU in games where they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Ducks are 5-8 SU when they serve more minutes than the opposition.
Two of Anaheim’s last ten games have gone to a shootout. The team is 1-1 in those games and 2-2 overall in shootouts this season.
The under has hit in three of Anaheim’s last five games.
Edmonton has averaged 8.6 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 12.0 giveaways per game (ranked 26th in the NHL).
Anaheim is ranked 21st this season with 10.8 giveaways per game. That figure has regressed recently, as the team’s averaged 13.2 giveaways over its last 10 games and 14.6 giveaways over its last five.
Edmonton skaters have accounted for the league’s sixth-most hits per game (23.9).
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