Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Madison Square Garden

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +170 and the Rangers at -222. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 12 games. They have an overall record of 4-7-1 and on the road they have a record of 0-3-2. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 20 goals and given up 34 goals for a point differential of -14. The Canucks have an overall record of 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 3-8 and an over/under record of 5-7-0. New York shows up with a record of 10-3-0 including 8-1-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 55 goals and surrendered 29 for a goal differential of +26. The Rangers have a record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 10-3 while their over/under record sits at 8-4-1.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 3 goals this season with 35 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jannik Hansen has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 2 goals on 21 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 3 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 162 shots against him and has given up 13 goals. He has made 149 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Mika Zibanejad has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 2 goals this season with 35 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 6 goals on 31 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 7 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 256 shots against him and has given up 22 goals. He has made 234 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Canucks have 9 total points this season. They have scored 20 goals while giving up 34 goals. They have had 39 power play opportunities and have scored 3 goals on those chances for a percentage of 8%. The Canucks have allowed 33 power play opportunities and given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 6.19% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Rangers have a total of 20 points on the season. They have 10 power play goals on 44 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 36 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 55 goals scored while they've given up 29 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 14.18%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 49.9% as they've attempted 629 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 631 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.1% as they have 452 attempts while they've given up 468 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season. They have 364 face off wins compared to 378 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.1%. On defense Vancouver has 230 hits and they've blocked 163 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 723 shots at full strength and they've given up 695 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.6% as they have 552 shots while they've given up 498 attempts on defense. The Rangers have an offensive zone percentage of 49.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.9% as they've compiled 397 face off wins this season and they have suffered 383 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 197 shot attempts and they have 259 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 3-8 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 5-7-0 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 10-3 straight up

The New York Rangers are 8-4-1 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/06/16 LW Daniel Sedin Head injured last game, probable Monday vs. NY Islanders
11/06/16 RW Jannik Hansen Undisclosed expected to miss 5-7 days
11/05/16 D Alexander Edler Upper Body "?" Monday vs NY Islanders
11/05/16 D Christopher Tanev Foot "?" Monday vs NY Islanders
10/29/16 C Jayson Megna Shoulder expected to miss 2 weeks
10/18/16 RW Anton Rodin Knee out indefinitely

New York Rangers Injuries

10/27/16 RW Josh Jooris Shoulder out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver +170

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