Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 10/10/2017

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The Ottawa Senators head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at -118 and the Canucks at -105.

Ottawa had a record of 44-28-10 last year and away from home they had a record of 22-17-2. They were 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They tallied 212 goals and surrendered 214 goals for a point differential of -2. For the year they had an ATS mark of 55-46-0 and an over/under record of 39-52-0. Vancouver finished with a record of 30-43-9 including 18-17-6 on home ice last year. They were 7th in the Pacific Division. They scored 182 goals and gave up 243 for a goal differential of -61. Their record against the spread was 30-52-0 while their over/under mark was 32-37-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators were 55-46-0 straight up last year

The Ottawa Senators were 39-52-0 against the over/under last season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks were 30-52-0 straight up last year

The Vancouver Canucks were 32-37-0 against the over/under last season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/09/17 D Erik Karlsson Foot doubtful Tuesday vs. Vancouver
10/07/17 D Johnny Oduya Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Vancouver
10/07/17 D Ben Harpur Upper Body left last game, "?" Tuesday vs. Vancouver

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

10/07/17 F Brendan Gaunce Shoulder out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mark Stone scored 52 total points last year for the Senators. He had 22 goals last season with 132 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He had a total of 30 assists on the year and averaged 18.6 minutes played per contest. Mike Hoffman averaged 17.6 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 25 goals on 219 attempts. He had 35 assists giving him a total of 60 points on the year. Craig Anderson had 25 wins and 11 losses last season in goal for the Senators. He had 1,247 shots against him and he surrendered 92 goals. He made 1,155 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Henrik Sedin had 48 total points last season for the Canucks. He had 15 goals last year with 96 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He had a total of 33 assists on the year and averaged 19.1 minutes played per contest. Bo Horvat averaged 18.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 20 goals on 153 attempts. He had 31 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom had 10 wins and 11 losses last season in net for the Canucks. He had 692 shots against him and he gave up 62 goals. He made 630 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators had 98 total points last year, which was 12th in the NHL. They scored 212 goals while giving up 214 scores, which had them ranked 22nd and 20th respectively. They had 254 power play chances and scored 43 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That was 24th in the league. The Senators gave up 247 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 21st when short-handed. They averaged 30 shots per contest and as a team shot 8.61% for the year. They allowed 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 92%, which was 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks were 29th in the league with a total of 69 points last season. They had 32 power play goals on 227 chances for a percentage of 14%. That was 29th in the NHL. They gave up 223 power play opportunities and surrendered 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 28th overall. As a team, the Canucks were 29th with a total of 182 goals scored while they gave up 243 goals last season, ranking 7th in goals against. They averaged 28 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 8.01%. As a unit they gave up 32 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 91%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators started possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 47.8% for the year. That ranked them 11th and 21st respectively in the NHL. They had 2,549 face-off wins as opposed to 2,452 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 51%. That was 10th in the league. On defense Ottawa had 2,114 hits and they blocked 1,352 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 3rd in blocked shots. Ottawa was ranked 26th in Corsi percentage with 48.3% as they tried 4,550 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,863 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage was 22nd in the NHL at 49%, as they had 3,380 shots while they gave up 3,511 attempts on defense.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver was 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 48.2%, as they attempted 4,238 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,560 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 46.9% as they had 3,114 attempts while they gave up 3,526 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 29th in the league. The Canucks started possessions in the offensive zone 51.2% of the time, which was 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 48.8% for the season. That was 19th overall in the NHL. They had 2,537 face-off wins compared to 2,423 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 51.1%. That ranked them 11th in the league. On defense Vancouver had 1,471 hits and they blocked 1,034 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Who will win tonight's Senators/Canucks NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa -118

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