Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The Nashville Predators travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Predators at -120 and the Canucks at -102. The over/under has been set at 5.

Nashville comes into this matchup having played 43 games. They have an overall record of 20-16-7 and on the road they have a record of 8-11-2. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 119 goals and given up 114 goals for a point differential of +5. The Predators have an overall record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-23 and an over/under record of 19-20-4. Vancouver shows up with a record of 20-19-6 including 15-6-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 111 goals and surrendered 130 for a goal differential of -19. The Canucks have a record of 6-1-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 16-25 while their over/under record sits at 18-19-8.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Predators. He has 7 goals this season with 93 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Viktor Arvidsson has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 10 goals on 130 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 16 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 971 shots against him and has given up 78 goals. He has made 893 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 11 goals this season with 114 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 19 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 9 goals on 54 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 12 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 792 shots against him and has given up 68 goals. He has made 724 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Predators have 47 total points this season. They have scored 119 goals while giving up 114 goals. They have had 143 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Predators have allowed 133 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.94% 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 46 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 142 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 124 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Predators have a total of 111 goals scored while they've given up 130 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.94%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Nashville has a Corsi percentage of 51% as they've attempted 2,506 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,410 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.4% as they have 1,855 attempts while they've given up 1,822 shots on the defensive end. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 50.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season. They have 1,256 face off wins compared to 1,320 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.8%. On defense Nashville has 877 hits and they've blocked 588 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 2,315 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,440 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 1,720 shots while they've given up 1,894 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 52.3% as they've compiled 1,427 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,303 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 546 shot attempts and they have 818 hits as a unit.

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 19-23 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 19-20-4 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 16-25 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 18-19-8 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Injuries

12/28/16 D P.K. Subban Upper Body out indefinitely
11/30/16 D Anthony Bitetto Hand out 6 weeks
10/17/16 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body out indefinitely
01/13/17 LW Colin Wilson Lower Body out indefinitely
01/13/17 D Roman Josi Head out indefinitely

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
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee out indefinitely
01/10/17 D Ben Hutton Hand out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Nashville -120

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