Sunday, December 20, 2015

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Sunday, December 20, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +140 and the Panthers at -160. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 34 games. They have an overall record of 12-14-8 and on the road they have a record of 7-8-5. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 85 goals and given up 97 goals for a point differential of -12. Florida shows up with a record of 17-12-4 including 7-6-2 at home this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 88 goals and surrendered 76 for a goal differential of +12.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 14 goals this season with 126 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 9 goals on 43 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 10 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 794 shots against him and has given up 72 goals. He has made 722 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 9 goals this season with 53 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 9 goals on 56 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 12 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 779 shots against him and has given up 57 goals. He has made 722 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Canucks have 32 total points this season. They have scored 83 goals while giving up 96 goals. They have had 119 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Canucks have allowed 111 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.23% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Panthers have a total of 38 points on the season. They have 20 power play goals on 109 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 104 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 85 goals scored while they've given up 75 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.33%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 10-22 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 13-14-6 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 14-16 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 11-14-8 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/18/15 C Henrik Sedin Lower Body "?" Sunday vs. Florida
12/12/15 D Luca Sbisa Hand expected to miss another 2-3 weeks
12/10/15 D Dan Hamhuis Concussion out at least 2 months
11/22/15 C Brandon Sutter Abdominal out 4-6 weeks

Florida Panthers Injuries

12/18/15 C Derek MacKenzie Knee "?" Sunday vs. Vancouver
12/14/15 D Steven Kampfer Knee out indefinitely
12/07/15 C Nick Bjugstad Migraine out indefinitely
11/28/15 D Alex Petrovic Ankle out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Florida

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