Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Xcel Energy Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday, November 25, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +134 and the Wild at -148. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 22 games. They have an overall record of 8-8-6 and on the road they have a record of 5-4-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 64 goals and given up 60 goals for a point differential of +4. Minnesota shows up with a record of 11-5-3 including 8-1-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 57 goals and surrendered 51 for a goal differential of +6.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 10 goals this season with 89 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 7 goals on 35 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 6 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 514 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 468 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Wild. He has 4 goals this season with 32 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 8 goals on 47 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 11 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 493 shots against him and has given up 44 goals. He has made 449 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Canucks have 22 total points this season. They have scored 63 goals while giving up 60 goals. They have had 80 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Canucks have allowed 68 power play opportunities and given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.29% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Wild have a total of 25 points on the season. They have 14 power play goals on 69 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 49 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 57 goals scored while they've given up 51 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.07%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 7-14 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 9-7-5 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 11-8 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 8-7-4 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/23/15 D Ben Hutton Hand expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/22/15 C Brandon Sutter Lower Body out indefinitely

Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/24/15 C Ryan Carter Teeth is upgraded to probable Wednesday vs. Vancouver
11/24/15 LW Zach Parise Knee out at least another week
11/19/15 D Marco Scandella Lower Body expected to miss 7-10 days
11/03/15 RW Justin Fontaine Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/03/15 C Tyler Graovac Groin out another 6 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota

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