Saturday, December 10, 2016

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The Vancouver Canucks head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Saturday, December 10, 2016. The opening line for this matchup has the Canucks at +109 and the Panthers at -120. The over/under is 5.

Vancouver comes into this game having played 27 contests. They have an overall record of 12-13-2 and away from home they have a record of 4-8-1. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 65 goals and surrendered 79 goals for a point differential of -14. The Canucks have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-15 and an over/under record of 12-11-4. Florida comes into this game with a record of 12-12-4 including 7-5-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 66 goals and surrendered 75 for a goal differential of -9. The Panthers have a record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 10-16 while their over/under record sits at 11-11-6.

Henrik Sedin has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 7 goals this season with 30 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 10 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 8 goals on 75 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 18 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%.

Vincent Trocheck has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 6 goals this season with 71 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jon Marchessault has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 10 goals on 64 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 556 shots against him and has given up 43 goals. He has made 513 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have 26 total points this season. They have scored 65 goals while giving up 79 goals. They have had 78 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Canucks have allowed 73 power play opportunities and given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.25% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Panthers have a total of 28 points on the season. They have 13 power play goals on 96 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 87 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 66 goals scored while they've given up 75 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.66%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 49.6% as they've attempted 1,440 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,461 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.8% as they have 1,066 attempts while they've given up 1,117 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 851 face off wins compared to 818 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51%. On defense Vancouver has 530 hits and they've blocked 344 shots from the opposition.

Florida has attempted 1,632 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,399 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 53.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.6% as they have 1,214 shots while they've given up 1,093 attempts on defense. The Panthers have an offensive zone percentage of 54.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.5% as they've compiled 828 face off wins this season and they have suffered 878 face off losses. On defense Florida has blocked 306 shot attempts and they have 616 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 9-15 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 12-11-4 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 10-16 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 11-11-6 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

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
11/06/16 RW Jannik Hansen Ribs expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/18/16 RW Anton Rodin Knee out indefinitely

Florida Panthers Injuries

12/08/16 C Jonathan Marchessault Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Vancouver
12/08/16 D Keith Yandle Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Vancouver
11/21/16 D Alex Petrovic Lower Body out indefinitely
10/10/16 LW Jonathan Huberdeau Achilles expected to miss 3-4 months

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver +109

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