Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Consol Energy Center

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Consol Energy Center to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +222 and the Penguins at -250. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Vancouver comes into this game having played 56 games. They have an overall record of 25-25-6 and away from home they have a record of 8-17-3. The currently are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 135 goals and surrendered 160 goals for a point differential of -25. The Canucks have an overall record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-31 and an over/under record of 23-23-10. Pittsburgh shows up with a record of 34-13-7 including 22-3-3 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 193 goals and surrendered 155 for a goal differential of +38. The Penguins have a record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 32-20 while their over/under record sits at 34-16-4.

Henrik Sedin has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 11 goals this season with 69 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Bo Horvat has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 17 goals on 105 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 15 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,055 shots against him and has given up 88 goals. He has made 967 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Sidney Crosby has accumulated 60 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 30 goals this season with 154 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 22 goals on 146 shots. He has 32 assists giving him a total of 54 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 14 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 874 shots against him and has given up 84 goals. He has made 790 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Canucks have 56 total points this season. They have scored 135 goals while giving up 160 goals. They have had 167 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Canucks have allowed 148 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.62% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Penguins have a total of 75 points on the season. They have 41 power play goals on 185 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 181 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 193 goals scored while they've given up 155 goals to this point. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.46%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 48.7% as they've attempted 2,922 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,074 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.6% as they have 2,168 attempts while they've given up 2,386 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season. They have 1,775 face off wins compared to 1,640 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52%. On defense Vancouver has 1,006 hits and they've blocked 688 shots from the opposition.

Pittsburgh has attempted 3,212 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,158 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.6% as they have 2,448 shots while they've given up 2,292 attempts on defense. The Penguins have an offensive zone percentage of 54.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.9% as they've compiled 1,643 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,790 face off losses. On defense Pittsburgh has blocked 866 shot attempts and they have 1,358 hits as a unit.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 21-31 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 23-23-10 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 32-20 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 34-16-4 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season
02/09/17 LW Sven Baertschi Concussion out indefinitely
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee out for season

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/29/16 RW Daniel Sprong Shoulder out indefinitely
10/21/16 D Derrick Pouliot Lower Body out indefinitely
02/13/17 C Evgeni Malkin Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Vancouver
02/11/17 RW Bryan Rust Arm "?" Tuesday vs. Vancouver
02/06/17 LW Carl Hagelin Concussion out indefinitely
02/01/17 LW Conor Sheary Upper Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +222

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