Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The Montreal Canadiens head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Canadiens at -160 and the Canucks at +144. The over/under has been set at 5.

Montreal comes into this game having played 66 games. They have an overall record of 37-21-8 and away from home they have a record of 17-12-4. The currently are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 183 goals and surrendered 165 goals for a point differential of +18. The Canadiens have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 35-29 and an over/under record of 25-30-11. Vancouver shows up with a record of 28-30-7 including 18-10-4 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 152 goals and surrendered 186 for a goal differential of -34. The Canucks have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 24-37 while their over/under record sits at 25-27-13.

Max Pacioretty has accumulated 58 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 31 goals this season with 216 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Alexander Radulov has averaged 18.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 15 goals on 117 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Carey Price has 29 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 1,469 shots against him and has given up 115 goals. He has made 1,354 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Henrik Sedin has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 13 goals this season with 77 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Bo Horvat has averaged 17.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 20 goals on 121 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 17 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,291 shots against him and has given up 109 goals. He has made 1,182 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canadiens have 82 total points this season. They have scored 183 goals while giving up 165 goals. They have had 196 power play opportunities and have scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Canadiens have allowed 221 power play opportunities and given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.45% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have a total of 63 points on the season. They have 27 power play goals on 191 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 177 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Canadiens have a total of 152 goals scored while they've given up 186 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.52%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Montreal has a Corsi percentage of 51% as they've attempted 3,772 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,626 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.8% as they have 2,729 attempts while they've given up 2,647 shots on the defensive end. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. They have 2,024 face off wins compared to 2,026 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50%. On defense has 1,451 hits and they've blocked 979 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 3,354 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,605 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.9% as they have 2,460 shots while they've given up 2,785 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 50.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.5% as they've compiled 2,025 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,909 face off losses. On defense has blocked 820 shot attempts and they have 1,163 hits as a unit.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 35-29 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 25-30-11 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 24-37 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 25-27-13 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

03/04/17 RW Alexander Radulov Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season
03/06/17 RW Loui Eriksson Lower Body left last game, "?" Tuesday vs. Montreal
03/01/17 GO Jacob Markstrom Lower Body out indefinitely
02/28/17 D Nikita Tryamkin Illness out indefinitely
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal -160

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