Free NHL Picks Today: Anaheim Ducks vs Edmonton Oilers 1/11/23

Free NHL Picks Today: Anaheim Ducks vs Edmonton Oilers 1/11/23
Wed 11th January 2023

The Edmonton Oilers (21-18-3) and their opportunistic power play offense travel to face the Anaheim Ducks (12-25-4), one of the league’s worst penalty killing teams, at Honda Center on Wednesday. Edmonton is coming off a high-scoring 6-3 loss against the Kings on Monday.

The Oilers committed 12 penalties in the game, conceding four power play goals. Connor McDavid, Ryan McLeod, and Kailer Yamamoto each scored once for the Oilers. Evan Bouchard had two assists to lead the team in scoring.

Stuart Skinner started in the loss and only had 21 saves on 24 shots against (.875%). Anaheim fell 7-1 to the Bruins on Sunday. Trevor Zegras netted the only goal for the Ducks. John Gibson saved only 35 of 42 shots against (.833%) in the loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

The Ducks won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 4-3 victory in December. Ryan Strome (1G 1A) and Mason McTavish (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Anaheim. McDavid (1G 1A) and Leon Draisaitl (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Edmonton. Lukas Dostal got the win, saving 46 of 49 shots (.938%).

FACING OFF

Edmonton is averaging 3.50 goals per game for the season, fifth in the NHL. The visitors will look to improve on that figure against a Ducks team that is allowing 4.07 goals a game (32nd). Meanwhile, Anaheim has found the net 2.27 times a game on average, 31st in the league, and the Oilers are allowing opponents to score 3.38 goals per game (22nd).

Anaheim averages fewer shots (28.9) than most teams in the league, ranking 29th, while the team’s 8.1% shooting percentage is 32nd. With an average of 32.1 attempts, Edmonton ranks 13th. Don’t be surprised to see several power play opportunities for the Oilers, as the Ducks have been penalized 4.76 times a game, second-most in the NHL, for an average of 11.76 minutes (fourth-highest).

The visitors are averaging 4.00 penalties (13th) and 8.95 penalty minutes a game (16th). The Oilers will be seeking to build on their No. 1-ranked power play percentage of 31.61% against the Ducks, who are the league’s third-weakest penalty killing team (71.43%).

Anaheim, meanwhile, has scored on only 14.29% of their power play opportunities (32nd), which the hosts will be aiming to improve on against Edmonton’s 26th-ranked 73.38% penalty killing rate.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With 77 points this season, most in the NHL, McDavid is the top skater for the Oilers. He leads the league in both goals (34) and assists (43). In the net, Skinner (12-10-2) is Edmonton’s top goaltender by goals against average.

He has a 2.88 GAA and a .915% save percentage. Troy Terry and Zegras lead the Ducks in scoring with 33 and 31 points, respectively. Terry has 12 goals and 21 assists in 41 games, while Zegras has 12 goals and 19 assists. Gibson (7-17-3) has the best goals against average for Anaheim at 3.94. He has a save percentage of .898%.

HOME AND AWAY

Edmonton is 11-7-1 on the road this season. Anaheim is 8-11-1 at Honda Center this season.

SportsTips’ NHL Pick:

Edmonton Oilers (-250)

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