Thursday, December 17, 2015

Wells Fargo Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, December 17, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +102 and the Flyers at -113. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 32 games. They have an overall record of 11-13-8 and on the road they have a record of 6-7-5. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 81 goals and given up 92 goals for a point differential of -11. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 13-12-6 including 6-5-4 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 66 goals and surrendered 86 for a goal differential of -20.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 14 goals this season with 116 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 43 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 9 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 766 shots against him and has given up 69 goals. He has made 697 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 11 goals this season with 83 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 7 goals on 71 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Steve Mason has 5 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 507 shots against him and has given up 48 goals. He has made 459 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Canucks have 30 total points this season. They have scored 80 goals while giving up 91 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 104 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.57% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flyers have a total of 32 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 89 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 105 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 65 goals scored while they've given up 84 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.89%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 10-21 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 12-13-6 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 12-18 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 10-13-8 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

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/09/15 C Sam Gagner Concussion out indefinitely
12/06/15 D Luke Schenn Ankle expected to miss 2 weeks
11/14/15 D Mark Streit Abdominal out 6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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