Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 12/4/2018

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Wild at -195 and the Canucks at +148.

Minnesota has a record of 14-10-2 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 83 goals and given up 76 goals for a point differential of +7. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-12-0 and an over/under record of 13-10-0. Vancouver has a record of 11-15-3 this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 82 goals and surrendered 102 for a goal differential of -20. Their record against the spread is 11-18-0 while their over/under record is 15-14-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 14-12-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 13-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 11-18-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 15-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/01/18 D Erik Gudbranson Neck is questionable Tuesday vs Minnesota
11/10/18 RW Brock Boeser Groin is out indefinitely
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

Devan Dubnyk has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 596 shots against him and he's given up 54 goals. He's made 542 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Zach Parise has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Wild. He has 12 goals this year with 72 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 8 goals on 76 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has scored 25 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 12 goals this season with 74 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Jacob Markstrom has 8 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Canucks. He has 648 shots against him and he's surrendered 67 goals. He's made 581 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Elias Pettersson averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 27% by scoring 13 goals on 49 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have allowed 85 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this year. That is 5th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.05% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 16th in the league. The Wild have 30 total points this season, ranking 14th in the NHL in offense. They are 14th in the league with 83 goals while they've given up 76 goals, which is 22nd overall. They have had 85 power play opportunities and scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canucks are 17th with 82 goals scored while they are 3rd in the NHL with 102 goals allowed this year. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.90%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 29th place in the league. The Canucks have a total of 25 points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 17 power play goals on 94 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks their power play unit 20th. They've allowed 108 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, which is 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6%, as they've attempted 1,478 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,501 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.3% as they have 1,124 attempts while they have given up 1,111 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time, which is 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 838 face-off wins compared to 776 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 484 hits and they have blocked 390 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 844 face-off wins compared to 913 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 633 hits and they have blocked 423 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Vancouver is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.5% as they've attempted 1,497 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,719 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47% ranks 26th as they have 1,148 attempts while they have given up 1,296 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +148

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