Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Rogers Arena

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Wild at -120 and the Canucks at -102. The over/under has been set at 5.

Minnesota comes into this matchup having played 21 games. They have an overall record of 11-7-3 and on the road they have a record of 4-4-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 58 goals and given up 42 goals for a point differential of +16. The Wild have an overall record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-10 and an over/under record of 6-12-3. Vancouver shows up with a record of 9-11-2 including 6-4-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 49 goals and surrendered 66 for a goal differential of -17. The Canucks have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 7-13 while their over/under record sits at 10-9-3.

Eric Staal has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Wild. He has 5 goals this season with 60 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Ryan Suter has averaged 28 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 4 goals on 48 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 9 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 519 shots against him and has given up 28 goals. He has made 491 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

Henrik Sedin has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 5 goals this season with 26 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Daniel Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 6 goals on 61 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 6 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 316 shots against him and has given up 31 goals. He has made 285 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Wild have 25 total points this season. They have scored 58 goals while giving up 42 goals. They have had 63 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Wild have allowed 61 power play opportunities and given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.25% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 94%.

The Canucks have a total of 20 points on the season. They have 8 power play goals on 64 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 61 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Wild have a total of 49 goals scored while they've given up 66 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.57%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 49.8% as they've attempted 1,177 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,186 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.2% as they have 863 attempts while they've given up 892 shots on the defensive end. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season. They have 672 face off wins compared to 630 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.6%. On defense Minnesota has 334 hits and they've blocked 294 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 1,203 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,173 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.8% as they have 882 shots while they've given up 889 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 54.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.1% as they've compiled 701 face off wins this season and they have suffered 670 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 284 shot attempts and they have 428 hits as a unit.

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 11-10 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 6-12-3 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 7-13 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 10-9-3 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/26/16 D Christian Folin Knee expected to miss 3-4 weeks
11/01/16 C Zac Dalpe Knee out 4-6 weeks
10/10/16 D Victor Bartley Tricep out indefinitely

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/28/16 D Alexander Edler Upper Body out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Upper Body out indefinitely
11/08/16 D Christopher Tanev Foot out indefinitely
11/06/16 RW Jannik Hansen Ribs expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/18/16 RW Anton Rodin Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota -120

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