The Edmonton Oilers (+135) travel to take on the Carolina Hurricanes (-160) at PNC Arena on Thursday. The total is 6.5 (O: -120, U: +100)Edmonton (8-6-0) is coming off a 3-2 win over the Lightning on Tuesday, snapping a streak of three defeats in a row.
The Oilers committed five penalties in the game, though they held Tampa Bay without a power play goal. Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Warren Foegele scored one apiece for the Oilers. McDavid added an assist to lead the team in scoring.
Jack Campbell had a great performance with 35 saves (.945%) in the win. Carolina (8-4-1) is playing the second of a back-to-back after suffering a 3-0 loss against the Panthers yesterday. Antti Raanta saved 33 of 35 shots (.942%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Oilers won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 6-4 victory in October. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid each had four points (1G 3A) to lead Edmonton. Andrei Svechnikov (3G 0A) and Sebastian Aho (0G 3A) each had three points to lead Carolina. Campbell got the win, saving 36 of 40 shots (.900%).
FACING OFF
Edmonton is averaging 3.79 goals per game for the season, third in the NHL, and they are taking on a Hurricanes team that is allowing 2.85 goals a game (10th). Meanwhile, Carolina has found the net 2.85 times a game on average, 22nd in the league, and the Oilers are allowing opponents to score 3.50 goals per game (25th).
Carolina averages more shots (37.2) than most teams in the league, ranking third, though the team’s 8.1% shooting percentage is 30th. With an average of 32.7 attempts, Edmonton ranks 12th. The Oilers’ 32.69% power play percentage is the second-best in the league, while the Hurricanes rank 26th with a conversion rate of 18.00%.
While strong on the power play, Edmonton has been poor at penalty killing, as the away team possesses the league’s fourth-lowest PK% at 70.49%. Carolina’s 77.55% ranks 20th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 29 points this season, most in the NHL, McDavid is the top skater for the Oilers. He leads the league with 14 goals and ranks third with 15 assists. In the net, Stuart Skinner (2-3-0) is Edmonton’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.62 GAA and a .928% save percentage. Campbell (6-3-0) leads the Oilers in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.93 and a save percentage of .884%. Martin Necas leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 17 points (10th in the league). He has seven goals and 10 assists in 13 games.
Raanta (3-0-1) has the best goals against average for Carolina at 2.42. He has a save percentage of .905%. Frederik Andersen (5-3-0) has played the most games in net for the Hurricanes this season. He has a 2.72 GAA and a .891% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Edmonton is 4-1-0 on the road this season. Carolina is 3-2-0 at home this season. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes are 2-0 without a day off and 2-0 playing with a rest disadvantage.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Edmonton Oilers (+125)
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