Saturday, January 23, 2016

Consol Energy Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Consol Energy Center to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, January 23, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +171 and the Penguins at -190. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 48 games. They have an overall record of 20-17-11 and on the road they have a record of 11-9-7. Currently they are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 117 goals and given up 132 goals for a point differential of -15. Pittsburgh shows up with a record of 22-17-7 including 12-7-4 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 114 goals and surrendered 116 for a goal differential of -2.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 21 goals this season with 169 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Jannik Hansen has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 12 goals on 76 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 11 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 972 shots against him and has given up 83 goals. He has made 889 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Sidney Crosby has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 15 goals this season with 136 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 20 goals on 131 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 17 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 1004 shots against him and has given up 76 goals. He has made 928 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have 51 total points this season. They have scored 113 goals while giving up 130 goals. They have had 152 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Canucks have allowed 151 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.22% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Penguins have a total of 51 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 154 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 155 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 113 goals scored while they've given up 113 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.58%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 16-28 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 15-19-13 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 21-24 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 16-21-9 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/22/15 C Brandon Sutter Abdominal out indefinitely
01/18/16 C Henrik Sedin Upper Body expected to miss 2 weeks
01/09/16 D Dan Hamhuis Concussion out another month

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

12/14/15 RW Beau Bennett Shoulder expected to miss 4-6 weeks
12/08/15 RW Pascal Dupuis Blood Clot has retired
01/21/16 D David Warsofsky Head "?" Saturday vs Vancouver
01/14/16 C Nick Bonino Hand out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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