GameThread: Oilers @ Ducks

Numbers for Nerds: +1 - The highest plus-minus rating for any player on the Edmonton Oilers roster to this point in the season.

Team Records: Ducks 29-8-5 (63 pts, 1st in Pacific Division), Oilers 13-25-5 (31 pts, last in Pacific Division), Ducks Head-to-Head: 1-0-0 (3-2 win at Honda Center on December 15th)

Team Leaders: Ducks- Goals: Corey Perry (22), Assists: Ryan Getzlaf (27), Points: Ryan Getzlaf (47), Plus-Minus: Hampus Lindholm (+20), Time-on-ice: Cam Fowler (23:59). Oilers- Goals: David Perron (17), Assists: Taylor Hall (23), Points: Taylor Hall (38), Plus-Minus: Martin Marincin (+1), Time-on-ice: Justin Schultz (22:38).

Goalies: Jonas Hiller (18-4-4, 2.42 GAA, .914 Sv%), Frederik Andersen (9-2-0, 1.98 GAA, .927 Sv%), Ilya Bryzgalov (2-4-2, 2.91 GAA, .915 Sv%), Devan Dubnyk (10-16-2, 3.31 GAA, .895 Sv%)

Power Play: Ducks: 14.9%, 23rd in NHL. Oilers: 17.4%, 19th in NHL.

Penalty Kill: Ducks: 80.6%, 21st in NHL. Oilers: 80.7%, 20th in NHL.

Bowman: I've decided to start posting a stat I will call Bowman, after coach Scotty Bowman. On the last broadcast, Hazy mentioned it and I think it's worth looking at as a good indicator of a team's proficiency on special teams overall. This is important because in the modern NHL, so much can be won and lost on special teams, so they're worth keeping a close eye on. It's pretty simple to figure out: add together a team's power play and penalty kill percentages. On average, it should hit just around 100. Anything higher is in pretty good shape, anything lower needs work.

Ducks: 95.5, 25th in NHL. Oilers: 98.1, 18th in NHL.

For those of you wondering what the current Bowman standings look like: