Scandinavium plays host to a cross-continent clash as the New Jersey Devils open their season against the Edmonton Oilers. Sportsnet will air the game, which gets underway at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 6.
Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils Odds
With a moneyline of -115, Edmonton heads into the matchup as the slight favorite. The line for New Jersey sits at -105 and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
The Edmonton Oilers went just 36-46 straight up (SU) last season, while the New Jersey Devils finished 44-38.
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 needed to attempt 32.1 shots per game to register that 3.21 figure last year.
Behind 31.8 offensive shot attempts per outing, the Devils recorded 2.99 goals/game. The defense allowed 32.0 shots and 3.01 goals per game.
As it relates to the power play last season, the Devils outperformed the Oilers on both offense and defense. They scored on a whopping 21.0 percent of their extra-man advantages and killed off 81.2 percent of the power plays their defense faced. On the other hand, the Oilers found the net on 14.8 percent of their power play chances during the 2017-18 season. They successfully killed off 76.7 percent of all opponent power plays.
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Edmonton went 5-1 in games decided by shootout last season. New Jersey was 5-4 in shootouts.
Edmonton skaters recorded 26.0 hits per game last season, while the Devils logged 22.6 hits per matchup.
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