Saturday, February 4, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The Minnesota Wild head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, February 4, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at -160 and the Canucks at +140. The over/under has been set at 5.

Minnesota comes into this game having played 50 games. They have an overall record of 33-12-5 and away from home they have a record of 16-6-5. The currently are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 166 goals and surrendered 116 goals for a point differential of +50. The Wild have an overall record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 31-17 and an over/under record of 24-18-8. Vancouver shows up with a record of 23-22-6 including 17-7-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 120 goals and surrendered 144 for a goal differential of -24. The Canucks have a record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 19-28 while their over/under record sits at 19-22-10.

Ryan Suter has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Wild. He has 7 goals this season with 96 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Eric Staal has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 16 goals on 126 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 27 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 1,157 shots against him and has given up 77 goals. He has made 1,080 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

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Bo Horvat has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 14 goals this season with 95 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 11 goals on 66 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 14 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 953 shots against him and has given up 78 goals. He has made 875 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Wild have 71 total points this season. They have scored 166 goals while giving up 116 goals. They have had 139 power play opportunities and have scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Wild have allowed 140 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.24% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Canucks have a total of 52 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 151 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 137 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Wild have a total of 120 goals scored while they've given up 144 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.45%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 48.3% as they've attempted 2,722 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,916 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.5% as they have 2,042 attempts while they've given up 2,171 shots on the defensive end. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 49.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the season. They have 1,561 face off wins compared to 1,449 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.9%. On defense Minnesota has 796 hits and they've blocked 745 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 2,657 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,800 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.5% as they have 1,966 shots while they've given up 2,172 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 51.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.1% as they've compiled 1,615 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,483 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 628 shot attempts and they have 928 hits as a unit.

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 31-17 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 24-18-8 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 19-28 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 19-22-10 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/10/16 D Victor Bartley Tricep out indefinitely
01/18/17 D Jonas Brodin Finger out indefinitely

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/28/16 RW Jannik Hansen Knee expected to miss Thursday vs. San Jose
12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee out indefinitely
01/10/17 D Ben Hutton Hand out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota -160

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