Monday, January 2, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, January 2, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +140 and the Canucks at -155. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 36 games. They have an overall record of 12-23-1 and on the road they have a record of 8-10-0. Currently they are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 74 goals and given up 122 goals for a point differential of -48. The Avalanche have an overall record of 2-8-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-24 and an over/under record of 16-16-4. Vancouver shows up with a record of 17-18-3 including 12-6-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 94 goals and surrendered 114 for a goal differential of -20. The Canucks have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 13-21 while their over/under record sits at 16-14-8.

Nathan MacKinnon has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 9 goals this season with 122 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Matt Duchene has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 13 goals on 83 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 6 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 656 shots against him and has given up 65 goals. He has made 591 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Henrik Sedin has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 9 goals this season with 46 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Daniel Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 97 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 9 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 637 shots against him and has given up 58 goals. He has made 579 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Avalanche have 25 total points this season. They have scored 74 goals while giving up 122 goals. They have had 122 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Avalanche have allowed 138 power play opportunities and given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.27% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Canucks have a total of 37 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 116 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 107 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 94 goals scored while they've given up 114 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.86%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 47% as they've attempted 1,846 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,083 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.9% as they have 1,385 attempts while they've given up 1,565 shots on the defensive end. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 47.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.5% for the season. They have 1,166 face off wins compared to 1,012 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53.5%. On defense Colorado has 822 hits and they've blocked 518 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 1,959 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,066 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.6% as they have 1,457 shots while they've given up 1,602 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 51.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52% as they've compiled 1,202 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,108 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 464 shot attempts and they have 703 hits as a unit.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 12-24 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 16-16-4 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 13-21 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 16-14-8 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/31/16 GO Semyon Varlamov Groin "?" Monday vs Vancouver
12/04/16 D Erik Johnson Fibula expected to miss 6-8 weeks

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/28/16 RW Jannik Hansen Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
12/07/16 D Philip Larsen Concussion out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver -155

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