Friday, February 19, 2016

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Friday, February 19, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +127 and the Flames at -140. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 56 games. They have an overall record of 22-22-12 and on the road they have a record of 13-10-7. Currently they are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 133 goals and given up 157 goals for a point differential of -24. The Canucks have 12 overtime losses including 3 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 3-5-2. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-34 and an over/under record of 19-23-14. Calgary shows up with a record of 25-28-3 including 16-13-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 153 goals and surrendered 173 for a goal differential of -20. The Flames have 3 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 24-31 while their over/under record sits at 28-24-4.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 22 goals this season with 190 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 18 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 16% by scoring 10 goals on 63 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 12 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,146 shots against him and has given up 96 goals. He has made 1,050 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Flames. He has 22 goals this season with 149 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Sean Monahan has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 17 goals on 134 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Jonas Hiller has 8 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 502 shots against him and has given up 57 goals. He has made 445 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Canucks have 56 total points this season. They have scored 129 goals while giving up 154 goals. They have had 171 power play opportunities and have scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Canucks have allowed 180 power play opportunities and given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.03% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flames have a total of 53 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 185 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 146 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 151 goals scored while they've given up 171 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.32%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 47.7% as they've attempted 2,883 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,157 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.8% as they have 2,209 attempts while they've given up 2,408 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season. They have 1,524 face off wins compared to 1,844 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 45.2%. On defense Vancouver has 1,024 hits and they've blocked 749 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 3,088 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,221 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.4% as they have 2,244 shots while they've given up 2,298 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 51.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.4% as they've compiled 1,635 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,746 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 923 shot attempts and they have 1,118 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 22-34 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 19-23-14 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 24-31 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 28-24-4 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

02/10/16 D Alexander Edler Fibula out indefinitely
02/10/16 C Brandon Sutter Jaw out 6-8 weeks

Calgary Flames Injuries

02/18/16 D Ladislav Smid Upper Body "?" Friday vs. Vancouver
02/17/16 D Kris Russell Lower Body "?" Friday vs Vancouver
02/12/16 GO Karri Ramo Knee out for season
01/28/16 D Dennis Wideman Suspension out 20 games; eligible to return Mar 14 vs St Louis

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver

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