Thursday, January 21, 2016

TD Garden

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Thursday, January 21, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +166 and the Bruins at -185. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 47 games. They have an overall record of 19-17-11 and on the road they have a record of 10-9-7. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 113 goals and given up 130 goals for a point differential of -17. Boston shows up with a record of 24-16-5 including 10-11-2 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 137 goals and surrendered 117 for a goal differential of +20.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 19 goals this season with 165 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 22 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 17% by scoring 9 goals on 54 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 11 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 972 shots against him and has given up 83 goals. He has made 889 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 18 goals this season with 158 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Loui Eriksson has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 15 goals on 93 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 16 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 970 shots against him and has given up 80 goals. He has made 890 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have 49 total points this season. They have scored 109 goals while giving up 128 goals. They have had 152 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Canucks have allowed 151 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.09% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Bruins have a total of 53 points on the season. They have 33 power play goals on 122 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 27%. They have allowed 155 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 135 goals scored while they've given up 116 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.56%. 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 15-28 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 14-19-13 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 22-21 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 19-21-5 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/22/15 C Brandon Sutter Abdominal out indefinitely
01/18/16 C Henrik Sedin Upper Body expected to miss 2 weeks
01/09/16 D Dan Hamhuis Concussion out another month

Boston Bruins Injuries

12/28/15 C David Krejci Shoulder out indefinitely
11/03/15 C Chris Kelly Leg expected to miss 6-8 months
01/06/16 D Adam McQuaid Concussion out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Boston

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