TD Garden is the site for a cross-continent clash as the Edmonton Oilers visit Beantown to take on the Boston Bruins. Sportsnet Oilers will broadcast the matchup, and the puck drops at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 11.
Edmonton Oilers at Boston Bruins Odds
The Edmonton Oilers were just 36-46 straight up (SU) last season, while the Boston Bruins finished 50-32.
The visiting Oilers managed to score 2.85 goals per game on offense (33.4 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 3.21 goals per contest. Opponents only had to attempt 32.1 shots per game to achieve that 3.21 figure last year.
Fueled by 32.8 offensive shot attempts per contest, the Bruins were able to tally 3.31 goals/game. The defense yielded 29.3 shots and 2.67 goals per game.
When it comes to last year’s power-play performance, the Bruins were the stronger team on both offense and defense. They scored on an impressive 25.0% of their extra-man advantages and killed off 82.5% of the power plays encountered by the defense. On the other hand, the Oilers found the back of the goal on 14.8% of their power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. They successfully killed off 76.7% of all opponent power plays.
Edmonton Oilers vs. Boston Bruins Betting Predictions
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Edmonton has managed 19.0 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Boston is averaging 30.0 shots per game over its last five home outings.
The Bruins are 2-1 SU in games where they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Oilers are 0-0 SU when they serve more minutes than their opponent.
Boston’s skaters registered 8.0 takeaways per game and allowed 9.4 giveaways per game.
Edmonton skaters converted 8.2 takeaways per game while allowing 12.5 giveaways per game in 2017-18
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