Sunday, March 26, 2017

MTS Centre

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to MTS Centre to play the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, March 26, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +152 and the Jets at -169. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 73 games. They have an overall record of 29-35-9 and on the road they have a record of 11-22-3. Currently they are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 167 goals and given up 215 goals for a point differential of -48. The Canucks have an overall record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-44 and an over/under record of 29-31-13. Winnipeg shows up with a record of 33-35-7 including 18-18-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 223 goals and surrendered 240 for a goal differential of -17. The Jets have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 31-42 while their over/under record sits at 38-31-6.

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Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 25-44 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 29-31-13 against the over/under

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 31-42 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 38-31-6 against the over/under

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season
03/23/17 C Jayson Megna Upper Body out indefinitely
03/21/17 C Markus Granlund Wrist out for season
03/20/17 LW Brendan Gaunce Hand out indefinitely
03/07/17 RW Loui Eriksson Lower Body out indefinitely
03/01/17 GO Jacob Markstrom Lower Body out indefinitely
02/28/17 D Nikita Tryamkin Illness out indefinitely
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee out for season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/30/16 D Marko Dano Leg expected to miss 8 weeks
11/23/16 D Tyler Myers Lower Body out indefinitely
03/25/17 D Ben Chiarot Upper Body "?" Sunday vs. Vancouver
03/25/17 D Dustin Byfuglien Lower Body "?" Sunday vs. Vancouver
03/25/17 D Paul Postma Lower Body "?" Sunday vs. Vancouver
03/18/17 C Shawn Matthias Shoulder out for season
03/13/17 GO Ondrej Pavelec Knee out indefinitely
03/10/17 D Toby Enstrom Concussion out indefinitely
02/15/17 C Andrew Copp Upper Body out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 20 goals this season with 132 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 15 goals on 88 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 18 wins and 23 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,559 shots against him and has given up 133 goals. He has made 1,426 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has accumulated 75 total points this season for the Jets. He has 29 goals this season with 141 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 46 assists on the season and averages 20.4 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 22 goals on 238 shots. He has 42 assists giving him a total of 64 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 23 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 1,484 shots against him and has given up 140 goals. He has made 1,344 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 67 total points this season. They have scored 167 goals while giving up 215 goals. They have had 209 power play opportunities and have scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Canucks have allowed 201 power play opportunities and given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.30% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have a total of 73 points on the season. They have 44 power play goals on 247 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 259 power play opportunities and have given up 61 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 223 goals scored while they've given up 240 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.08%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 47.9% as they've attempted 3,760 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,088 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.6% as they have 2,758 attempts while they've given up 3,155 shots on the defensive end. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the season. They have 2,277 face off wins compared to 2,156 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.4%. On defense Vancouver has 1,321 hits and they've blocked 933 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg has attempted 4,024 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,244 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49% as they have 3,034 shots while they've given up 3,160 attempts on defense. The Jets have an offensive zone percentage of 49.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.1% as they've compiled 2,142 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,307 face off losses. On defense Winnipeg has blocked 1,084 shot attempts and they have 1,753 hits as a unit.

Who will win tonight's Canucks/Jets NHL game against the moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver +152

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