Thursday, January 26, 2017

Gila River Arena

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, January 26, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at -125 and the Coyotes at +113. The over/under has been set at 5.

Vancouver comes into this game having played 48 games. They have an overall record of 22-20-6 and away from home they have a record of 5-14-3. The currently are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 116 goals and surrendered 135 goals for a point differential of -19. The Canucks have an overall record of 5-2-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 18-26 and an over/under record of 19-21-8. Arizona shows up with a record of 15-26-6 including 10-11-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 105 goals and surrendered 152 for a goal differential of -47. The Coyotes have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 11-32 while their over/under record sits at 16-26-5.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 11 goals this season with 125 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 11 goals on 59 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 14 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 891 shots against him and has given up 72 goals. He has made 819 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 9 goals this season with 91 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Radim Vrbata has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 11 goals on 144 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Mike Smith has 10 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 969 shots against him and has given up 82 goals. He has made 887 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have 50 total points this season. They have scored 116 goals while giving up 135 goals. They have had 147 power play opportunities and have scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Canucks have allowed 129 power play opportunities and given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.74% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have a total of 36 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 141 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 159 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 105 goals scored while they've given up 152 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.91%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 48.5% as they've attempted 2,472 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,621 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.4% as they have 1,830 attempts while they've given up 2,033 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season. They have 1,521 face off wins compared to 1,389 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.3%. On defense Vancouver has 889 hits and they've blocked 588 shots from the opposition.

Arizona has attempted 2,534 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,953 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 45.6% as they have 1,884 shots while they've given up 2,249 attempts on defense. The Coyotes have an offensive zone percentage of 46.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 53.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.1% as they've compiled 1,389 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,498 face off losses. On defense Arizona has blocked 704 shot attempts and they have 1,269 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 18-26 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 19-21-8 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 11-32 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 16-26-5 against the over/under

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

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/10/16 LW Max Domi Hand out indefinitely
11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
01/23/17 LW Jordan Martinook Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs Vancouver

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver -125

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