Thursday, January 12, 2017

Wells Fargo Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, January 12, 2017.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 43 games. They have an overall record of 20-19-4 and on the road they have a record of 5-13-2. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 106 goals and given up 123 goals for a point differential of -17. The Canucks have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-23 and an over/under record of 17-18-8. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 21-16-6 including 13-6-3 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 124 goals and surrendered 133 for a goal differential of -9. The Flyers have a record of 2-5-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 17-22 while their over/under record sits at 22-16-5.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 10 goals this season with 108 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 13 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 17% by scoring 9 goals on 53 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 12 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 757 shots against him and has given up 64 goals. He has made 693 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 10 goals this season with 115 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 17 goals on 116 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Steve Mason has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 924 shots against him and has given up 90 goals. He has made 834 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Canucks have 44 total points this season. They have scored 106 goals while giving up 123 goals. They have had 131 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Canucks have allowed 119 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.98% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flyers have a total of 48 points on the season. They have 32 power play goals on 146 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 122 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 124 goals scored while they've given up 133 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.09%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 48.4% as they've attempted 2,203 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,347 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.4% as they have 1,635 attempts while they've given up 1,814 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season. They have 1,362 face off wins compared to 1,241 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.3%. On defense Vancouver has 774 hits and they've blocked 533 shots from the opposition.

Philadelphia has attempted 2,636 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,381 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 53.2% as they have 1,948 shots while they've given up 1,712 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 55.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 44.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.4% as they've compiled 1,346 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,274 face off losses. On defense Philadelphia has blocked 669 shot attempts and they have 1,066 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 16-23 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 17-18-8 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 17-22 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 22-16-5 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
01/10/17 D Ben Hutton Hand is downgraded to out indefinitely

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

01/04/17 D Mark Streit Shoulder out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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