Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 11/7/2017

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +154 and the Flames at -171.

Vancouver has a record of 7-4-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 4-1-0. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 35 goals and surrendered 31 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 7-6-0 and an over/under record of 6-7-0. Calgary has a record of 8-6-0 including 4-4-0 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 35 goals and have given up 38 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 8-6-0 while their over/under mark is 6-7-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 7-6-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 6-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 8-6-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 6-7-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

10/23/17 D Troy Stecher Lower Body IR (10/23)
10/17/17 LW Loui Eriksson Knee IR (10/17)
10/15/17 C Cole Cassels Arm IR (10/03)
10/14/17 D Alexander Edler MCL IR (10/12)
10/07/17 F Brendan Gaunce Shoulder IR (10/03)

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/05/17 D Travis Hamonic Lower Body IR (11/05)
10/22/17 RW Jaromir Jagr Lower Body IR (10/21)

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has scored 11 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 5 goals this season with 35 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Brock Boeser averages 15.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 5 goals on 34 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 277 shots against him and he's surrendered 22 goals. He's made 255 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has 13 total points this season for the Flames. He has 8 goals this year with 42 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 17.9 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 3 goals on 33 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year. Mike Smith has 8 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 434 shots against him and he's given up 30 goals. He's made 404 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 16 total points this year, which is 19th in the NHL. They've scored 35 goals while giving up 31 scores, which has them ranked 28th and 30th respectively. They have had 56 power play chances and scored 8 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 27th in the league. The Canucks have given up 48 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 8th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.79% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 4th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 11th in the league with a total of 16 points this season. They have 7 power play goals on 49 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 26th in the NHL. They've given up 52 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 22nd overall. As a team, the Flames are 27th with a total of 35 goals scored while they've given up 38 goals this season, ranking 21st in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.85%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 6th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 51.1% as they've tried 707 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 677 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 15th in Corsi percentage. They are 12th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.5% as they have 546 shots while they've given up 536 attempts on defense. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the year. That puts them 15th and 18th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 420 face-off wins as opposed to 388 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That is 11th overall in the NHL. On defense Vancouver has 214 hits and they've blocked 141 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 31st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the year. That ranks them 21st and 13th respectively in the NHL. They have 426 face-off wins as opposed to 454 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Calgary has 255 hits and they've blocked 182 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 26th in blocked shots. Calgary is ranked 6th in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've tried 859 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 835 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 19th in the NHL at 49.1%, as they have 631 shots while they've given up 653 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +154

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