Friday, December 23, 2016

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Friday, December 23, 2016.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 33 games. They have an overall record of 14-16-3 and on the road they have a record of 4-11-1. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 84 goals and given up 101 goals for a point differential of -17. The Canucks have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-19 and an over/under record of 16-12-5. Calgary shows up with a record of 17-16-2 including 7-9-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 90 goals and surrendered 102 for a goal differential of -12. The Flames have a record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 15-18 while their over/under record sits at 14-17-4.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 10 goals this season with 92 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 12 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 19% by scoring 7 goals on 37 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 7 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 549 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 498 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Sam Bennett has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Flames. He has 8 goals this season with 58 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Michael Frolik has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 6 goals on 76 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 13 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 615 shots against him and has given up 48 goals. He has made 567 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have 31 total points this season. They have scored 84 goals while giving up 101 goals. They have had 98 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Canucks have allowed 91 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.88% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Flames have a total of 36 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 113 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 131 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 90 goals scored while they've given up 102 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.21%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 49.4% as they've attempted 1,738 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,777 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.5% as they have 1,291 attempts while they've given up 1,373 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season. They have 1,049 face off wins compared to 988 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.5%. On defense Vancouver has 613 hits and they've blocked 404 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 1,865 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,970 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.8% as they have 1,366 shots while they've given up 1,491 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 48.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.4% as they've compiled 1,064 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,090 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 479 shot attempts and they have 697 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 11-19 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 16-12-5 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 15-18 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 14-17-4 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
12/07/16 D Philip Larsen Concussion out indefinitely
11/28/16 D Alexander Edler Finger expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season

Calgary Flames Injuries

10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver

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