Vancouver Canucks at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/26/2017

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Madison Square Garden

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Sunday, November 26, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +149 and the Rangers at -165.

Vancouver has a record of 11-9-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 8-4-0. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 63 goals and surrendered 64 goals for a point differential of -1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 11-12-0 and an over/under record of 11-12-0. New York has a record of 12-9-2 including 9-4-2 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 74 goals and have given up 69 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 12-11-0 while their over/under mark is 13-9-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 11-12-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 11-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 12-11-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 13-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/24/17 RW Derek Dorsett Neck is out indefinitely
11/24/17 D Erik Gudbranson Upper Body is "?" Sunday vs NY Rangers

Key New York Rangers Injuries

11/25/17 C Boo Nieves Lower Body injured last game, is "?" Sunday vs. Vancouver
11/24/17 D Ryan McDonagh Abdominal is OUT Sunday vs Vancouver

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has scored 17 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 9 goals this season with 56 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Brock Boeser averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 11 goals on 55 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 6 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 495 shots against him and he's surrendered 44 goals. He's made 451 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Kevin Shattenkirk has 17 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 5 goals this year with 50 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 20.7 minutes played per contest. Mats Zuccarello averages 19 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 4 goals on 40 attempts. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 11 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 613 shots against him and he's given up 50 goals. He's made 563 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 25 total points this year, which is 17th in the NHL. They've scored 63 goals while giving up 64 scores, which has them ranked 23rd and 20th respectively. They have had 89 power play chances and scored 18 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the league. The Canucks have given up 83 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 22nd when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.31% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 13th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers are 12th in the league with a total of 26 points this season. They have 18 power play goals on 79 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 9th in the NHL. They've given up 79 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 14th overall. As a team, the Rangers are 6th with a total of 74 goals scored while they've given up 69 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.03%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 15th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 48.7% as they've tried 1,214 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,279 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 24th in Corsi percentage. They are 26th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.8% as they have 912 shots while they've given up 995 attempts on defense. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the year. That puts them 13th and 21st in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 724 face-off wins as opposed to 704 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 14th overall in the NHL. On defense Vancouver has 391 hits and they've blocked 284 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 702 face-off wins compared to 692 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 18th in the league. On defense New York has 480 hits and they have blocked 329 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. New York is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4% as they've attempted 1,317 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,351 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.6% ranks 18th as they have 1,004 attempts while they have given up 1,022 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +149

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