Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks NHL Parlay 12/6/2018

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The Nashville Predators head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, December 6, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at -170 and the Canucks at +140.

Nashville has a record of 19-8-1 this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've tallied 90 goals and surrendered 67 goals for a point differential of +23. For the year they have an ATS mark of 19-9-0 and an over/under record of 12-15-0. Vancouver has a record of 11-16-3 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 84 goals and given up 105 for a goal differential of -21. Their record against the spread is 11-18-0 while their over/under mark is 15-14-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 19-9-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 12-15-0 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 Nashville Predators Injuries

12/02/18 LW Filip Forsberg Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks
11/25/18 C Kyle Turris Undisclosed is out indefinitely
11/15/18 D P.K. Subban Undisclosed IR (11/15)
11/12/18 LW Viktor Arvidsson Upper Body IR (11/12)
10/25/18 D Dan Hamhuis Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

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

Pekka Rinne has 12 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 507 shots against him and he's surrendered 33 goals. He's made 474 stops for a save percentage of 94%. Ryan Johansen has scored 24 total points this year for the Predators. He has 5 goals this season with 50 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Filip Forsberg averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 14 goals on 86 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has 25 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 12 goals this year with 75 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 21 minutes played per contest. Jacob Markstrom has 8 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 648 shots against him and he's given up 67 goals. He's made 581 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Elias Pettersson averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 26% by scoring 13 goals on 51 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have given up 90 power play opportunities and surrendered 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this season. That is 11th in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.94% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 4th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Predators are 3rd overall with 39 total points this year. They are 9th in the league with 90 goals and 30th in goals allowed with 67. They've had 102 power play chances and scored 16 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canucks are 17th with a total of 84 goals scored while they are 2nd with 105 goals surrendered this season. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.78%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 28th in the league. The Canucks have a total of 25 points this season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have had 17 power play goals on 97 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st overall. They've given up 111 power play opportunities and surrendered 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking 27th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.2%, as they've attempted 1,650 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,449 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.6% as they have 1,259 attempts while they have given up 1,091 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 924 face-off wins compared to 842 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Nashville has 444 hits and they have blocked 358 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 868 face-off wins compared to 943 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 660 hits and they have blocked 437 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Vancouver is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.8% as they've attempted 1,555 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,768 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.2% ranks 26th as they have 1,189 attempts while they have given up 1,331 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Vancouver +140 and over 6 total goals

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