Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Xcel Energy Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +115 and the Wild at -149. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 31 games. They have an overall record of 11-12-8 and on the road they have a record of 6-6-5. Currently they are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 79 goals and given up 86 goals for a point differential of -7. Minnesota shows up with a record of 15-7-6 including 10-3-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 73 goals and surrendered 66 for a goal differential of +7.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 13 goals this season with 112 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. 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 42 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 9 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 730 shots against him and has given up 63 goals. He has made 667 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Wild. He has 5 goals this season with 47 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 16 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 15% by scoring 10 goals on 65 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 13 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 620 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 569 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have 30 total points this season. They have scored 78 goals while giving up 85 goals. They have had 114 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Canucks have allowed 99 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.65% 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 36 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 93 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 70 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 73 goals scored while they've given up 66 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.42%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 10-20 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 11-13-6 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 15-13 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 9-14-5 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

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

Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/12/15 GO Devan Dubnyk Groin out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver

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