Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks NHL Parlay 3/9/2018

Friday, March 9, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The Minnesota Wild head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, March 9, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at -188 and the Canucks at +169.

Minnesota has a record of 38-22-7 this year and away from home they have a record of 14-17-1-1. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 210 goals and surrendered 192 goals for a point differential of +18. For the year they have an ATS mark of 38-29-0 and an over/under record of 35-29-0. Vancouver has a record of 25-33-9, including 12-16-6-1 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 181 goals and have given up 219 for a goal differential of -38. Their record against the spread is 25-42-0 while their over/under mark is 39-28-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 38-29-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 35-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 25-42-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 39-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

03/05/18 C Luke Kunin ACL is out for season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

03/08/18 RW Brock Boeser Back is OUT 4-6 weeks
03/03/18 LW Sven Baertschi Shoulder is out for season
02/28/18 LW Loui Eriksson Ribs is out for season
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)

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 29 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Wild. He has 1,431 shots against him and he's surrendered 118 goals. He's made 1,313 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Jason Zucker has scored 54 total points this year for the Wild. He has 28 goals this season with 172 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Eric Staal averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 36 goals on 187 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 67 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Daniel Sedin has 46 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 21 goals this year with 141 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 15 minutes played per contest. Jacob Markstrom has 18 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 1,437 shots against him and he's given up 130 goals. He's made 1,307 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Brock Boeser averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 29 goals on 179 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have given up 231 power play opportunities and surrendered 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this season. That is 16th in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.34% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 11th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Wild are 7th overall with 83 total points this year. They are 9th in the league with 210 goals and 20th in goals allowed with 192. They've had 201 power play chances and scored 44 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canucks are 23rd with a total of 181 goals scored while they are 5th with 219 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.00%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th in the league. The Canucks have a total of 59 points this season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have had 46 power play goals on 213 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 7th overall. They've given up 231 power play opportunities and surrendered 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 26th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 46.6% as they've tried 3,551 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,062 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 29th in Corsi percentage. They are 24th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.7% as they have 2,736 shots while they've given up 3,003 attempts on defense. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the year. That puts them 24th and 7th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,993 face-off wins as opposed to 1,998 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 14th overall in the NHL. On defense Minnesota has 1,120 hits and they've blocked 1,059 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 4th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 49.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the year. That ranks them 19th and 11th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,990 face-off wins as opposed to 2,051 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,354 hits and they've blocked 928 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 24th in blocked shots. Vancouver is ranked 25th in Corsi percentage with 48% as they've tried 3,625 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,924 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 27th in the NHL at 47.7%, as they have 2,729 shots while they've given up 2,996 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota -188 and over 5.5 total goals

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