Saturday, January 7, 2017

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Saturday, January 7, 2017.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 40 games. They have an overall record of 19-18-3 and on the road they have a record of 5-12-1. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 100 goals and given up 116 goals for a point differential of -16. The Canucks have an overall record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-21 and an over/under record of 16-16-8. Calgary shows up with a record of 21-17-2 including 10-10-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 109 goals and surrendered 112 for a goal differential of -3. The Flames have a record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 19-19 while their over/under record sits at 16-19-5.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 10 goals this season with 103 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 9 goals on 46 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 11 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 685 shots against him and has given up 60 goals. He has made 625 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Mikael Backlund has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Flames. He has 12 goals this season with 97 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Johnny Gaudreau has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 10 goals on 87 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 13 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 640 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 589 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have 41 total points this season. They have scored 100 goals while giving up 116 goals. They have had 122 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Canucks have allowed 112 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.02% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flames have a total of 44 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 135 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 152 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 109 goals scored while they've given up 112 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.58%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 48.8% as they've attempted 2,064 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,165 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.8% as they have 1,535 attempts while they've given up 1,675 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 1,271 face off wins compared to 1,154 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.4%. On defense Vancouver has 719 hits and they've blocked 490 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 2,148 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,199 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.9% as they have 1,584 shots while they've given up 1,655 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 48.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.5% as they've compiled 1,220 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,244 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 544 shot attempts and they have 764 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 15-21 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 16-16-8 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 19-19 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 16-19-5 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

Calgary Flames Injuries

12/28/16 RW Troy Brouwer Finger out indefinitely
10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary

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