Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/16/2017

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, November 16, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at +144 and the Canucks at -160.

Vegas has a record of 10-6-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 3-5-1. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 59 goals and given up 54 goals for a point differential of +5. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-7-0 and an over/under record of 11-6-0. Vancouver is 9-7-2 including 3-4-2 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 46 goals and surrendered 48 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 9-9-0 while their over/under record is 7-11-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 10-7-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 11-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 9-9-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 7-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/14/17 GO Maxime Lagace Undisclosed left last game, is "?" Thursday vs Vancouver
11/14/17 D Luca Sbisa Soreness is OUT Thursday vs Vancouver
10/31/17 GO Oscar Dansk Lower Body IR (10/30)
10/22/17 GO Malcolm Subban Lower Body IR (10/21)
10/15/17 RW David Clarkson Back IR (10/03)
10/15/17 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion IR (10/13)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/10/17 D Christopher Tanev Upper Body IR (11/08)
10/23/17 D Troy Stecher Leg IR (10/22)

Player Spotlight

David Perron has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 5 goals this year with 37 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. James Neal averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 10 goals on 46 shots. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Maxime Lagace has 2 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 215 shots against him and he's given up 30 goals. He's made 185 saves for a save percentage of 86%.

Player Spotlight

Brock Boeser has scored 15 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 5 goals this season with 39 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 15.7 minutes played per game. Bo Horvat averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 7 goals on 46 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 5 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Canucks. He has 402 shots against him and he's surrendered 35 goals. He's made 367 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 21 total points this season, which ranks them 12th in the NHL. They are 8th in the league in goals scored with 59 while they've given up 54 goals, ranking them 13th overall. They have had 68 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 15th in the NHL. The Golden Knights have allowed 57 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, putting them 26th in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.78% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 19th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 17th in the NHL with a total of 20 points this year. They have 12 power play goals on 74 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks them 23rd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 69 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 23rd in the NHL. As a team, the Canucks are 28th in the league with 46 goals scored while they've given up 48 goals, which is 25th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.60%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7%, as they've attempted 991 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,001 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.7% as they have 735 attempts while they have given up 744 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 18th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 541 face-off wins compared to 526 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Vegas has 337 hits and they have blocked 257 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 576 face-off wins compared to 543 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 294 hits and they have blocked 207 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Vancouver is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4% as they've attempted 954 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 978 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.3% ranks 27th as they have 721 attempts while they have given up 771 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver -160

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