Tuesday, December 13, 2016

PNC Arena

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The Vancouver Canucks head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. The opening line for this matchup has the Canucks at +153 and the Hurricanes at -170. The over/under is 5.

Vancouver comes into this game having played 29 contests. They have an overall record of 12-15-2 and away from home they have a record of 4-10-1. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 67 goals and surrendered 86 goals for a point differential of -19. The Canucks have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-17 and an over/under record of 13-12-4. Carolina comes into this game with a record of 11-11-6 including 7-3-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 69 goals and surrendered 76 for a goal differential of -7. The Hurricanes have a record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 10-17 while their over/under record sits at 11-12-5.

Henrik Sedin has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 7 goals this season with 33 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Daniel Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 9 goals on 80 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 6 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 467 shots against him and has given up 39 goals. He has made 428 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Jeff Skinner has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 9 goals this season with 99 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Victor Rask has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 9 goals on 65 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Cam Ward has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 606 shots against him and has given up 50 goals. He has made 556 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have 26 total points this season. They have scored 67 goals while giving up 86 goals. They have had 87 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Canucks have allowed 79 power play opportunities and given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.91% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Hurricanes have a total of 28 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 82 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 76 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 69 goals scored while they've given up 76 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.30%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 49.4% as they've attempted 1,542 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,581 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.6% as they have 1,148 attempts while they've given up 1,215 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.8% for the season. They have 920 face off wins compared to 883 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51%. On defense Vancouver has 560 hits and they've blocked 366 shots from the opposition.

Carolina has attempted 1,602 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,475 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.1% as they have 1,161 shots while they've given up 1,111 attempts on defense. The Hurricanes have an offensive zone percentage of 55.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 44.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.3% as they've compiled 797 face off wins this season and they have suffered 757 face off losses. On defense Carolina has blocked 364 shot attempts and they have 517 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 9-17 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 13-12-4 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 10-17 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 11-12-5 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/11/16 GO Ryan Miller Ankle "?" Tuesday vs Carolina
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
11/08/16 D Christopher Tanev Foot out indefinitely

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

12/10/16 C Elias Lindholm Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Vancouver
11/28/16 C Jordan Staal Concussion out indefinitely
11/21/16 GO Eddie Lack Concussion out indefinitely
11/11/16 LW Bryan Bickell Illness out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver +153

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