Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 2/20/2018

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +100 and the Canucks at -110.

Colorado has a record of 31-23-4 this season and on the road they have a record of 11-15-3-1. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 179 goals and given up 173 goals for a point differential of +6. For the season they have an ATS record of 31-27-0 and an over/under record of 31-24-0. Vancouver is 23-30-6 including 11-15-3-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 157 goals and surrendered 189 for a goal differential of -32. Their record against the spread is 23-36-0 while their over/under record is 34-25-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 31-27-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 31-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 23-36-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 34-25-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/18/17 D Sergei Boikov Shoulder is out indefinitely
11/19/17 C Vladislav Kamenev Arm IR (11/16)
02/18/18 D Erik Johnson Upper Body left last game, is "?" Tuesday vs Vancouver
02/18/18 GO Jonathan Bernier Head is "?" Tuesday vs Vancouver
02/18/18 D Anton Lindholm Upper Body left last game, is "?" Tuesday vs Vancouver
01/30/18 D Mark Barberio Lower Body IR (01/24)
01/16/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Leg IR (01/01)

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

02/15/18 D Christopher Tanev Leg IR (02/08)
02/09/18 C Brendan Gaunce Foot IR (02/07)
02/09/18 C Markus Granlund Ankle IR (02/07)
02/08/18 C Sam Gagner Ankle IR (02/06)

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 18 goals this year with 129 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 24 goals on 168 shots. He has 37 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 14 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 982 shots against him and he's given up 85 goals. He's made 897 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Thomas Vanek has scored 40 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 16 goals this season with 114 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 14 minutes played per game. Brock Boeser averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 27 goals on 157 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 16 wins and 20 losses this year in goal for the Canucks. He has 1,244 shots against him and he's surrendered 115 goals. He's made 1,129 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 66 total points this season, which ranks them 18th in the NHL. They are 10th in the league in goals scored with 179 while they've given up 173 goals, ranking them 16th overall. They have had 216 power play opportunities and have scored 40 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 22nd in the NHL. The Avalanche have allowed 204 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 4th in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.49% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 16th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 27th in the NHL with a total of 52 points this year. They have 40 power play goals on 191 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 12th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 201 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 23rd in the NHL. As a team, the Canucks are 26th in the league with 157 goals scored while they've given up 189 goals, which is 7th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.88%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.1%, as they've attempted 3,137 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,519 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47% as they have 2,329 attempts while they have given up 2,630 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 1,514 face-off wins compared to 1,940 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 43.8%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,112 hits and they have blocked 889 shots from the opposition, putting them 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 1,734 face-off wins compared to 1,832 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,158 hits and they have blocked 810 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Vancouver is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.1% as they've attempted 3,167 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,424 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.7% ranks 26th as they have 2,386 attempts while they have given up 2,614 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver -110

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