Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Prudential Center

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The opening line for this matchup has the Canucks at +120 and the Devils at -149. The over/under is 5.

Vancouver comes into this game having played 25 contests. They have an overall record of 11-12-2 and away from home they have a record of 3-7-1. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 58 goals and surrendered 75 goals for a point differential of -17. The Canucks have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-14 and an over/under record of 11-11-3. New Jersey comes into this game with a record of 11-7-6 including 7-0-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 63 goals and surrendered 66 for a goal differential of -3. The Devils have a record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 9-13 while their over/under record sits at 9-8-7.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 7 goals this season with 71 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 8 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 21% by scoring 6 goals on 29 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 6 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 316 shots against him and has given up 31 goals. He has made 285 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Damon Severson has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Devils. He has 3 goals this season with 40 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Travis Zajac has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 8 goals on 56 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 8 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 543 shots against him and has given up 48 goals. He has made 495 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Canucks have 24 total points this season. They have scored 58 goals while giving up 75 goals. They have had 72 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Canucks have allowed 68 power play opportunities and given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.90% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Devils have a total of 28 points on the season. They have 12 power play goals on 78 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 76 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 63 goals scored while they've given up 66 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.86%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 50.1% as they've attempted 1,352 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,347 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.1% as they have 993 attempts while they've given up 1,028 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season. They have 791 face off wins compared to 760 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51%. On defense Vancouver has 493 hits and they've blocked 319 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 1,243 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,357 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.8% as they have 957 shots while they've given up 1,047 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 49.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.2% as they've compiled 745 face off wins this season and they have suffered 740 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 310 shot attempts and they have 486 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 8-14 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 11-11-3 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 9-13 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 9-8-7 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/28/16 D Alexander Edler Finger expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Upper Body out indefinitely
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

New Jersey Devils Injuries

11/30/16 RW Beau Bennett Leg expected to miss 5-7 days
10/10/16 D Luke Gazdic Foot out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver +120

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