Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/2/2018

Friday, November 2, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, November 2, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at -115 and the Canucks at +104.

Colorado has a record of 7-3-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 41 goals and given up 27 goals for a point differential of +14. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-5-0 and an over/under record of 5-7-0. Vancouver has a record of 8-6-0 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 40 goals and surrendered 44 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 7-6-0 while their over/under record is 5-8-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 7-5-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 5-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 7-6-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 5-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/31/18 C Tyson Jost Head is questionable Thursday vs Calgary
10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/01/18 C Brandon Sutter Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Colorado
11/01/18 D Christopher Tanev Hip is doubtful Friday vs Colorado
10/25/18 D Alexander Edler Lower Body IR (10/25)
10/25/18 LW Sven Baertschi Upper Body IR (10/25)
10/15/18 C Jay Beagle Forearm is out indefinitely
10/14/18 RW Derek Dorsett Neck is out for season
10/02/18 LW Antoine Roussel None IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Semyon Varlamov has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 262 shots against him and he's given up 13 goals. He's made 249 saves for a save percentage of 95%. Mikko Rantanen has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 5 goals this year with 29 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20.6 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 9 goals on 52 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Elias Pettersson has scored 10 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 7 goals this season with 19 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 37%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 16.6 minutes played per game. Jacob Markstrom has 5 wins and 3 losses this year in goal for the Canucks. He has 269 shots against him and he's surrendered 24 goals. He's made 245 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Bo Horvat averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 7 goals on 33 shots. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have allowed 52 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88% this year. That is 3rd in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.05% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is ranked 1st in the league. The Avalanche have 16 total points this season, ranking 6th in the NHL in offense. They are 6th in the league with 41 goals while they've given up 27 goals, which is 30th overall. They have had 46 power play opportunities and scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canucks are 9th with 40 goals scored while they are 5th in the NHL with 44 goals allowed this year. They average 26 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.90%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 15th place in the league. The Canucks have a total of 16 points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 7 power play goals on 40 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks their power play unit 20th. They've allowed 54 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.2%, as they've attempted 652 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 729 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48% as they have 498 attempts while they have given up 540 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 320 face-off wins compared to 403 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44.3%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 226 hits and they have blocked 189 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 45.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 54.3% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 406 face-off wins compared to 438 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 314 hits and they have blocked 219 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Vancouver is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.1% as they've attempted 660 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 872 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 43.9% ranks 28th as they have 512 attempts while they have given up 653 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +104

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